Valentine Tsamma Seane
Valentine Tsamma Seane | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Gaborone | |
Church | Christ the King Cathedral |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Pretoria |
Diocese | Diocese of Gaborone |
Appointed | 5 February 2009 |
Installed | 25 April 2009 |
Term ended | 9 August 2017 |
Predecessor | Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 March 1994 |
Consecration | 25 April 2009 by Archbishop James Patrick Green |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Motto | Deus caritas est (God is love) |
Valentine Tsamma Seane (born 2 November 1966) is the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone at the Christ the King Cathedral in Gaborone, Botswana. He is the second Motswana to be a bishop in Botswana.
Biography
[edit]Valentine Tsamma Seane was born in Lobatse, Botswana and was ordained a priest on 19 March 1994. Seane was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Gaborone on 5 February 2009 and ordained 25 April 2009.[1]
On 9 August 2017, Pope Francis ordered his dismissal from office.[2]
Controversy
[edit]Seane has been involved in controversy surrounding his consecration. Supporters of Father Johannes Kgaodi, a priest at the Corpus Catholic Church in Broadhurst, have stated that Kgaodi is the rightful successor to the title of bishop.[3] The faction cites Seane's insistence of renting a 2 million pula (US$312,000 as of April 2011) house using the church's money instead of using the one provided by the church as a questionable and corrupt act as bishop.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane". Catholic-Hierarchy. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.[self-published source]
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Tsimane, Edgar (7 February 2011). "Struggle for Bishop's mitre splits Botswana Catholic Church". Sunday Standard. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ Tsimane, Edgar (28 April 2011). "'Investigate Bishop Seane' – Catholics call". Sunday Standard. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
External links
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