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Mpala
Place in Tanganyika, DR Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mpala is the location of an early Catholic mission in the Belgian Congo. A military station was established at Mpala on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in May 1883. It was transferred to the White Fathers missionaries in 1885. At one time it was hoped that it would form the nucleus of a Christian kingdom in the heart of Africa. However, after a military expedition had to be sent to protect the mission from destruction by local warlords in 1892, civil control returned to the Belgian colonial authorities. The first seminary in the Congo was established at Mpala, and later the mission played an important role in providing practical education to the people of the region.
Mpala | |
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![]() Bishop’s Palace, Mission of Our Lady of M'Pala | |
Coordinates: 6.746314°S 29.531679°E / -6.746314; 29.531679 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Tanganyika |
Territory | Moba |
Founded by | Captain Émile Storms (Association Internationale Africaine) |