Location
Official nameMonastère N.-D. de l’Emmanuel
Number74
Contact Information
Other Information
Juridical statusMajor Priory
DioceseDioecesis Kikuitensis (Kikwit)
OCSO regionRAFMA
OriginsFounded by Achel in 1958. It was raised to the status of simple priory in 1984.
History
- The funds needed to make the foundation were provided by Mrs. Pauls, mother of a Jesuit missionary in Kikwit who died at the mission.
- 1957: The abbot went to the site, preceded by 2 monks, to choose the location for the monastery. The General Chapter of 1957 gave its approval.
- 1958: The founders left Achel on 6 January under the leadership of Fr. Lambert. Monastic life began on 2 February. There were six founders, including 4 choir monks and 2 laybrothers.
- 1964: During the revolutionary troubles, the community was forced to evacuate Kasanza and take refuge in Leopoldville, then in Kikombo in 1965.
- 1966: On 14 Sept. the community returned to Kasanza, but found the monastery pillaged and partly destroyed.
- 1984: The community changed its name to O. L. of Emmanuel.
Father immediateAchel / Délégue du Père Immédiat: Timadeuc (2003-2005) ; Délégué du Père Immédiat: Westmalle (2006-2011) ; Westmalle (2012-2022); Délégué du Père Immédiat : Dom Vedaste Vitchomo Visogho du Motoko
Past superiors
- Lambert VANDERMEULEN — Superior — 02/02/1957 – ?/ ?/1963
- Alberic VANORMELINGEN — Superior — ?/ ?/1963 – ?/12/1972
- Edouard MUNUNU KASIALA — Superior — ?/12/1972 – 14/04/1984
- Edouard MUNUNU KASIALA — Titular Prior — 14/04/1984 – 05/01/1985
- Albéric VANORMELINGEN (2) — Titular Prior — 01/04/1985 – 11/07/1993
- Aelred van den BOSCH — Sup. ad nutum — 06/10/1993
- Aelred van den BOSCH — Titular Prior — 1997 – 15/08/2000
- Jean-Baptiste PASHI-TUNDANDO — Titular Prior — 31/08/2000 — 31/08/2006
- Franco NDULAMA — Suppèrieur ad nutum 2006-2009 — Prieur 2009-2015 ; Sup. ad nutum2015-2017
- Pierre MUSONGO — Supérieur ad nutum 2018-2019
- Léonard ZIBULA — Supérieur ad nutum 19/02/2019-31/08/2024
Work/incomeLivestock, dispensary, garage, nutrition centre, chickens (500), mill, carpentry shop, garden.
Guest facilities15 individuals + groups of 40 – 50
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