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.

Contents

1 History
2 Special churches
3 Leadership
4 See also
5 Source

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