Career
He was a key figure in the establishment of a firm base for the church in Mozambique in the 1990s. In 1982, Mapenda left his home town of Beira to go study in the German Democratic Republic. He was also ordained a priest while he was still in East Germany.
With the reunification of Germany, Mapenda was forced to return to Mozambique.
In 2003, when the Beira Mozambique District was organized, Chico Mapenda became the first counselor in the district presidency.
