Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone

Diocese of Gaborone Dioecesis Gaboronensis
Location
Country	Botswana
Metropolitan	Pretoria
Statistics
Area	178,301 km2 (68,842 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,003,645 63,926 (6.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi

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.

History

• April 2, 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
• August 5, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Gaberones
• April 7, 1970: Renamed as Diocese of Gaborone

Special churches

• The cathedral is Christ the King Cathedral in Gaborone.

Leadership

• Bishops of Gaborone (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi (since 1981.11.30)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (1970.04.07 – 1981.02.28)
• Bishops of Gaberones (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (1966.08.05 – 1970.04.07)
• Prefects Apostolic of Bechuanaland (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (1959.04.24 – 1966.08.05)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Botswana

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 24°39′27″S 25°55′07″E / 24.6575°S 25.91861°E / -24.6575; 25.91861

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