Fr. Raymond Mwangala, OMI

Born:

• Born on August, 25 1975, in Choma, Southern Province, Zambia.
• Father and eldest brother deceased; mother, four brothers one sister and numerous relations living, mostly in and around Lusaka.
• Was brought up in the Jesuit parish of St. Ignatius.
• Attended primary and secondary schools in Lusaka.

 

First Vows as an Oblate:

* 2^nd February, 1998  St. Eugene’s, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Final Vows:

* 5^th January, 2003  General House Chapel, Rome, Italy.

Ordination to the priesthood:

* 3^rd May, 2003   Diaconate Ordination, St. Pius V, Rome, Italy.

* 8^th May, 2004  Priestly Ordination, St. Ignatius, Lusaka, Zambia.

• 1995 - 1996  Prenovitiate, Lusaka, Zambia.
• 1997  Novitiate, Our Lady of Hope, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• 1998 – 1999 St. Joseph’s Scholasticate, Cedara, South Africa.

B.Phil (summa cum laude) with Urban University, Rome, Italy.

• 2000 – 2003      International Scholasticate, Rome, Italy.

B.Th (magna cum laude) with Gregorian University, Rome, Italy.

• 2003 – 2004      Limulunga Oblate Community, Mongu, Zambia.
• 2004 -    St. Joseph’s Scholasticate, Cedara, South Africa.

 Pastoral Courses and Faculties Exam.

* June 2004 – Dec 2005  Prenovitiate and Mary Immaculate Parish, Lusaka, Zambia.

* Jan 2006 - St. Joseph’s Scholasticate and St. Joseph’s Theological Institute, Cedara, South Africa.