Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown

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Bishop(s) Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D., Vicar Apostolic

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic Erected: 27 June 1998 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pretoria Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Botswana Square Kilometers: 440,000 (169,950 Square Miles) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 702, Francistown, Botswana Telephone: 213.601 Fax: 217.183

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D. (27 Jun 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
27 June 1998	Erected	Diocese of Gaborone	Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown (erected)
5 June 2007	Metropolitan Changed		Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown (from Bloemfontein)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	17,262	704,780	2.4%	1	14	15	1,150		20	19	9	ap2000
2000	17,506	703,802	2.5%	3	14	17	1,029		23	22	10	ap2001
2001	17,294	701,507	2.5%	3	16	19	910		19	23	10	ap2002
2002	17,544	705,774	2.5%	8	12	20	877		15	23	13	ap2003
2003	17,896	801,729	2.2%	8	14	22	813		16	23	15	ap2004
2004	20,316	831,204	2.4%	10	15	25	812		17	28	15	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D. (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jun 1998)