▁ ▁When ▁Father ▁R yl lo ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Kno ble cher ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁pro - vic ar ▁apost ol ic . ▁From ▁Kh art ou m ▁Kno ble cher ▁made ▁an ▁expedition ▁into ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁Africa ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁He ▁asc ended ▁the ▁White ▁N ile ▁( B ahr - el - Ab i ad ) ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁into ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁B ari ▁people , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁ 4 ° ▁ 1 0 ′ ▁N . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Austria ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁mission aries ▁and ▁collect ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁African ▁miss ions . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁with ▁five ▁new ▁mission aries , ▁established ▁a ▁mission ▁among ▁the ▁B ari ▁tribe ▁at ▁G ond ok oro , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁another ▁among ▁the ▁D ink a ▁or ▁J ange h ▁people ▁at ▁Ang we yn ▁( He il igen kre uz ). ▁ ▁The ▁mission aries ▁were ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁European ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁slave - tr aders . ▁Bad ▁health ▁cut ▁short ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁them , ▁and ▁Kno ble cher ▁himself ▁died ▁in ▁Nap les ▁while ▁making ▁a ▁journey ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁con val es ce . ▁ ▁Account s ▁of ▁his ▁travel s ▁in ▁Eastern ▁North ▁Africa ▁were