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Diocese of Gaborone

Dioecesis Gaboronensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 7 April 1970
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pretoria
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Botswana
  • Square Kilometers: 174,821 (67,524 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.gaboronediocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 218, Plot 162 Queens Rd., Gaborone, Botswana
  • Telephone: 71.554.027
  • Fax: 395.69.70

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland
2 April 1959ErectedDiocese of Bulawayo
Diocese of Kimberley
Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek
Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland (erected)
Diocese of Gaberones
5 August 1966ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland Diocese of Gaberones
Diocese of Gaborone
7 April 1970Name ChangedDiocese of Gaberones Diocese of Gaborone
27 June 1998Territory LostDiocese of Gaborone (Central, Chobe, Gantsi, Ngamiland, and North-East) Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown (erected)
5 June 2007Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Gaborone (from Bloemfontein)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Gaborone
197016,879611,0002.8%222247032426ap1971
197829,199793,0003.7%321241,2162353ap1981
199045,8261,100,0004.2%323261,7621345126ap1991
199959,325700,0008.5%421252,3731232717ap2000
200060,134703,0008.6%420242,5051223217ap2001
200160,893719,0008.5%621272,2551234618ap2002
200261,675875,9007.0%1020302,0551235018ap2003
200362,497957,1006.5%723302,0831253917ap2004
200463,257904,9007.0%625312,0401274418ap2005
200663,9261,003,6456.4%1120312,0625225320ap2007
201385,7001,231,0007.0%1532471,8234335623ap2014
201690,2381,105,9658.2%1331442,0504334825ap2017
201990,0001,263,0007.1%2125461,9563265627ap2020
202185,1271,304,2756.5%1725422,0264284927ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 785, and Page 786
  • Diocese of Gaberones
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 207, and Page 208

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