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Province of Pretoria
Patroness: Our Lady of Sorrows
Right Reverend
BISHOP FRANK NUBUASAH, SVD
Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Francistown, Botswana 27th June 1998. Ordinained Bishops 07th November 1998, Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Gaborone 09th August 2017, Appointed Bishop of Francistown 02nd October 2017, Appointed Bishop of Gaborone O6th June 2019, Installed Bishop of Gaborone 17th August 2019.
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PO Box 218, Gaborone, Botswana.
Residence: Plot 161 Queen’s road
Tel: 00267 391 2958
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Coat of Arms and Motto
Servus Domini
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Predecessors
- Rt Rev Bishop U C J Murphy, CP, was ordained 14 September 1966 and died 27 February 1981
- Rt Rev Bishop Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi was Appointed Bishop of Gaborone 15th December 1981 he was ordained Bishop 6 March 1982, in Gaborone, Republic of Botswana, Southern Africa. Retired 25th April 2009
- Rt Rev Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane was Appointed Bishop of Gaborone 05th February 2009. He was Ordained Bishop of Gaborone 25th April 2009. Resigned 09th August 2017
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History of the Diocese
On 24 April 1959, Bechuanaland was constituted as a Prefecture Apostolic and confided to the care of the Passionist Congregation (St. Patrick’s Province, Ireland). On the August 1966 it became the Diocese of Gaborone.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap=”3″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1541061649514{background-color: #eaeaea !important;}”][vc_column_text]Area: 174 821 sq. km.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1541061628484{background-color: #eaeaea !important;}”][vc_column_text]Total Pop: 1 128, 084[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1541061638423{background-color: #eaeaea !important;}”][vc_column_text]Cath Pop: 87 659[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”For more info” style=”custom” add_button=”right” btn_title=”Click here” btn_i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-chevron-right” btn_add_icon=”true” custom_background=”#ff0000″ custom_text=”#ffffff” btn_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fcatholicdirectory.org.za%2Fgaborone%2F||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row]