Diocese of Gaborone

The Diocese of Gaborone (Latin: Dioecesis Gaboronensis) is a Latin Catholic 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."

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
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	24 April 1959 (1959-04-24)
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Sorrows
Secular priests	36
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, SVD
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dabula Mpako

History

• 24 April 1959: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bechuanaland from the Diocese of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, the Diocese of Kimberley in South Africa and the 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

• Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (24 April 1959 – 5 August 1966)

Bishops of Gaborone

• Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. (5 August 1966 – 28 February 1981)
• Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi (30 November 1981 – 5 February 2009)
• Valentine Tsamma Seane (5 February 2009 – 9 August 2017)
• Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. (6 June 2019 – present)
  • Given the personal title of archbishop on 5 July 2021

See also

• Catholic Church in Botswana

External links

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