Career
Born in 1915 in England, Francis Waddelove joined the Jesuits in 1935 and was assigned to Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1937. He learned to speak the language of the people, Shona. He worked at Driefontein, Monte Cassino, Street Michael"s Mhondoro, Chishawasha (twice) and other rural missions.
He was a farmer, but also built many churches.
He set up savings clubs for the rural people to make them self-reliant while residing at Campion House, next to the Cathedral in Harare, then known as Salisbury. He was not strong enough for an operation.
