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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone

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Parishes
  
22

Patron saint
  
Our Lady of Sorrows

Area
  
178,301 km²

Cathedral
  
Christ the King Cathedral

Secular priests
  
36

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Bishop
  
Valentine Tsamma Seane

Country
  
Botswana

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 1,003,645 63,926 (6.4%)

Established
  
24 April 1959 (1959-April-24)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone (Latin: Dioecesis Gaboronensis) is a diocese located in the city of Gaborone, Botswana, in the Ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa. The motto of the diocese is Deus Caritas Est, which means "God is love."

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History

  • 24 April 1959: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bechuanaland from the Diocese of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, Diocese of Kimberley in South Africa and Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek in Namibia
  • 5 August 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Gaberones
  • 7 April 1970: Renamed as Diocese of Gaborone

    • Special churches

  • The cathedral is Christ the King Cathedral in Gaborone.

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Gaborone (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane (5 February 2009–)
  • Bishop Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi (30 November 1981 – 5 February 2009)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (7 April 1970 – 28 February 1981)
  • Bishops of Gaberones (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (5 August 1966 – 7 April 1970)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Bechuanaland (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (24 April 1959 – 5 August 1966)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone Wikipedia
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