Diocese of

Francistown

Botswana Botswana

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Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Francistown / Francistaunen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Pretoria

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Desert, Saint Francis of Assisi

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) πŸ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: Plot 14061 Tsie Street, Area W, PO Box 702, Francistown, Botswana

Phone: (00267) 241 3601

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.07.05 – ...):Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D. (73)Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D. (73)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Francistown (Roman Rite)

Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D. (73)Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D. (73)
(2021.07.05 – ...)

Bishop of Francistown (Botswana)

Vocantur ad servitium præstandum

Born:1950.03.18 (Nairobi, Kenya)
Ordained Priest:1977.05.10
Consecrated Bishop:2021.09.04

Bishop of Francistown (Botswana) (2021.07.05 – ...)

Archbishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. (74)Bishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. (74) (later Archbishop)
(2017.10.02 – 2019.06.06)

Bishop of Gaborone (Botswana)
Archbishop ad personam

Servus Domini

Born:1949.07.07 (Likpe Abozome, Ghana)
Ordained Priest:1980.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:1998.11.07

Titular Bishop of Pauzera (1998.06.27 – 2017.10.02)

Vicar Apostolic of Francistown (Botswana) (1998.06.27 – 2017.10.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Gaborone (Botswana) (2017.08.09 – 2019.06.06)

Bishop of Francistown (Botswana) (2017.10.02 – 2019.06.06)

Bishop of Gaborone (Botswana) (2019.06.06 – ...)

Archbishop ad personam (2021.07.05 – ...)

Vicars Apostolic of Francistown (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. (74)Bishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. (74) (later Archbishop)
(1998.06.27 – 2017.10.02)

(see above)

Special Churches

Windhoek (←), Rundu (β†–), Hwange (↑), Bulawayo (β†—), Tzaneen (β†˜), Polokwane (β†˜), Rustenburg (↓), Gaborone (↓)

Statistics (2020.12.31)

Area: 472,995 kmΒ²

Population: 30,600 Catholics (2.4% of 1,282,730 total)

Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes

Personnel: 29 priests (13 diocesan, 16 religious), 48 religious (16 brothers, 32 sisters), 4 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.03.04

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