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Apostolic Vicariate of Francistown

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Metropolitan
  
Bloemfontein

Bishop
  
Frank Nubuasah, S.V.D.

Country
  
Botswana

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
440,000 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 831,204 20,316 (2.4%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Desert

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein

The Apostolic Vicariate of Francistown (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Francistaunensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic Vicariate located in the city of Francistown, Botswana, in the Ecclesiastical province of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

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History

  • June 27, 1998: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Francistown from the Diocese of Gaborone

    • Leadership

  • Vicars Apostolic of Francistown (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D. (June 27, 1998 – present)

    • References

    Apostolic Vicariate of Francistown Wikipedia
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