The name of our mission is the Triumph of the Holy Cross.
There are 24 chapels belonging to the mission in Mpunde, which were built when the mission was founded. There would be even more chapels, however several of them have been closed (as they lay on the banks of the river Kafue or on swamp land), and were abandoned by the people whose life and work are dependent on fishing and consistent rainfall. On the area covered by the mission, there are 6,352 people who are members of the Catholic Church.
Baptized - 4,141
Non-Baptized - 2,182
Families - 1,611
Prayer leaders - 109
Catechizers - 76
Small Christian Communities - 102
Catholic organizations - 13
In 2010
Baptized - 247
Marriages - 16
Mpunde
Families - 123
Baptized - 380
Non-Baptized - 89
Lualaba. Chapel’s Patron - St. Clement
Chapel with a straw - covered roof
Distance from mission - 72 km
Families - 27
Baptized - 42
Non-Baptized - 69
Lukanda
Chapel with a straw - covered roof
Distance from mission - 115 km
Families - 17
Baptized - 25
Non-Baptized - 22
Chikonka
Chapel with a straw - covered roof
Distance from mission - 131 km
Families - 14
Baptized - 19
Non-Baptized - 21
Mumbachala. Chapel’s Patron - St.Atanasio
Chapel with a straw - covered roof
Distance from mission - 114 km
Families - 29
Baptized - 35
Non-Baptized - 56
Mufukushi. Chapel?s Patron ? St. Joseph
Chapel funded by Ewę i Bogdana Falatów from Chicago.
Distance from mission - 31km
Families - 29
Baptized - 42
Non-Baptized - 62
Malipilo.Chapel’s Patron – St. Paul
This chapel is located on the marshes in Lukanga.
Chapel with a straw - covered roof.
Distance from mission - 126km
Families - 40
Baptized - 96
Non-Baptized - 77
Distance from mission - 39km
Families - 36
Baptized - 77
Non-Baptized - 94
Malensha
Chapel with a straw-covered roof.
Construction has begun on a new brick chapel financed by Aniela Kalata and individual donors from Chicago.
Distance from mission - 35km
Families - 39
Baptized - 52
Non-Baptized - 86
Chilwa Island. Chapel?s Patron ? St. John
This chapel is located on the marshes in Lukanga.
Thanks to donations from Chicago’s Polonia, we have now begun building a new brick chapel.
Distance from mission - 120km
Families - 77
Baptized - 233
Non-Baptized - 112
Bombwe
Chapel funded by Joseph Bafia and John Lis from Chicago.
Distance from mission - 7km
Families - 33
Baptized - 51
Non-Baptized - 55
Fibale. Chapel?s Patron ? St. Father Pio
Chapel funded by: Józef Bafia, Franciszka Marciniak and Bogumiła Świątek from Chicago
Distance from mission - 8km
Families - 56
Baptized - 194
Non-Baptized - 38
Munyense. Chapel’s Patron – St. Paul
Straw-covered chapel.
Distance from mission - 29km
Families - 15
Baptized - 34
Non-Baptized - 28
Distance from mission - 29km
Families - 34
Baptized - 79
Non - Baptized - 46
Mupatapabo
Straw-covered chapel
Distance from mission - 22km
Families - 4
Baptized - 18
Non-Baptized - 5
Mukusula. Chapel’s Patron – St. Paul
Straw-covered chapel
Distance from mission - 33km
Families - 7
Baptized - 14
Non-Baptized - 8
Imansa. Chapel under the patronage of the Holy Family
Chapel funded by Józef Bafia from Chicago
Distance from mission - 31km
Families - 42
Baptized - 136
Non-Baptized - 54
Luanchele
DONATED BY: JAN STUPAK st., STEFANIA VALENTOVA, STANISLAV STUPAK, KRISTINA STUPAKOVA, JAN STUPAK ml., DENIS STUPAK FROM LENDAK, SLOVAKIA
Distance from mission - 15km
Families - 20
Baptized - 65
Non-Baptized - 38
Lukali
Straw-covered chapel
Distance from mission - 28km
Families - 28
Baptized - 46
Non-Baptized - 78
Chimwala. Chapel?s Patron ? St. St.Frances
Chapel funded by John Hanzel from Albuquerque - USA
Distance from mission - 11km
Families - 139
Baptized - 332
Non-Baptized - 197
Kafusa. Chapel’s Patron – St. Peter
Straw-covered chapel
Distance from mission - 36km
Families - 16
Baptized - 27
Non-Baptized - 37
Chipepo. Chapel?s Patron ? St. Joseph
Straw-covered chapel.
Distance from mission - 18km
Families - 17
Baptized - 39
Non-Baptized - 25
Chimbo
Straw-covered chapel
Distance from mission - 46km
Families - 14
Baptized - 23
Non-Baptized - 20
Zambian bush road
This is how the roads to the chapels look like in the rainy season.
Kato. Chapel?s Patron ? St. Michael
Chapel financed by Nancy and Lawrence from USA
Distance from mission - 15km
Families - 50
Baptized - 112
Non-Baptized - 55
Chitendwe
One of the closest chapels, located only 6 kilometers from the mission. Chapel funded by Wanda and Janusz Warzoch from Chicago.
Families - 23
Baptized - 57
Non-Baptized - 55