Photographic prints of a visit by the Most Rev. Adrian Mung’andu, Bishop of Livingstone, to a Capuchin mission in Zambia. The images show the bishop celebrating Mass, blessing a building and meeting locally-born religious sisters and the local community.
Letter from Bishop Francis Costantin Mazzieri OFM Conv., Ndola, Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Northern Rhodesia, to Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, seeking an assistant for Monsignor Killian Flynn OFM Cap., education secretary for the Vicariates of Northern Rhodesia.
Letters from the Most Rev. Adrian Mung'andu and the Most Rev. Raymond Mpezele, successive Bishops of Livingstone, to Fr. Bruno McKnight OFM Cap. and Fr. Anthony Boran OFM Cap. re the Franciscan House of Studies in Livingstone, concerns re the Capuchin commitment to ongoing pastoral work in the diocese, and the appointment of Fr. Philip Connor OFM Cap. as Episcopal Vicar in the diocese.
Copy letter from Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap. to the Assistant Manager, Barclay’s Bank, Goodenough House, London, re overdraft facilities (up to £11,900) to be granted to the Most Rev. Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap., Bishop of Livingstone, for the administration of Capuchin missions in his diocese
A government-sponsored publication giving details on the history, culture, and economy of Northern Rhodesia. Issued by the Northern Rhodesia Information Department.
A history of Katima Mulilo in the Caprivi Strip in South West Africa (Namibia) compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. (1920-2008). The history is divided into four distinct sections: • The history of the Makalolo on the Zambezi, 1800-1870 • The first missionaries to Linyanti • The colonial era / the poachers on the Kwando, 1890-1940 • The Capuchins at Katima Mulilo, 1944-1984 The final section of the history contains copy letters and documents relating to the administration and staffing of the Holy Family Mission in Katima Mulilo including statistical information re the area and population of the district and a list of resident friars in the mission from 1940-72.
Transcript of Fr. Ronan Herlihy’s oral account of his missionary work in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia). The file was compiled as part of Dr. Charles Flynn’s resources for the study of mission history at Maynooth University. This project was funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Irish Capuchin Archives holds a digital copy of this file.