The 1907 Capuchin Mission: Nepal's First Christian Church
In 1907, a small group of Capuchin friars from Tibet crossed the Himalayas into Nepal and established the country's first permanent Christian mission in the Kathmandu Valley. This episode traces the remarkable story of Father Tranquillo and his companions, who built a tiny church in the shadow of Pashupatinath, navigated the suspicions of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher, and planted seeds of faith that would survive persecution, expulsion, and eventual legalization. Along the way, we explore the earlier Jesuit missions at the Mughal court, the Capuchins' long presence in Tibet, and the precarious status of Nepal's Christian community today — a minority of about 1.4 percent in a deeply Hindu kingdom. Why did the Ranas allow a church at all? What happened to the original mission building? And how does this story connect to Nepal's broader history of isolation and cautious openness? This is a little-known chapter of religious encounter at the roof of the world.
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