Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone

Diocese of Gaborone Dioecesis Gaboronensis
Location
Country	Botswana
Ecclesiastical province	Pretoria
Statistics
Area	178,301 km2 (68,842 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,003,645 63,926 (6.4%)
Parishes	22
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 April 1959 (1959-April-24)
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Sorrows
Secular priests	36
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Frank Atese Nabuasah, SVD

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."

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

• Prefect Apostolic of Bechuanaland (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (24 April 1959 – 5 August 1966); see below
• Bishop of Gaberones (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (5 August 1966 – 7 April 1970); see above & below
• Bishops of Gaborone (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (7 April 1970 – 28 February 1981); see above
  • Bishop Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi (30 November 1981 – 5 February 2009)
  • Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane (5 February 2009 – 9 August 2017)
  • Bishop Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. (6 June 2019 -)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Botswana

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}