Suffragan diocese Francistown, Botswana
Diocese of Francistown
Francistaunen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Francistown in northern Botswana was erected as an apostolic vicariate in 1998 and elevated to a diocese in 2017, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Pretoria. The see is sede vacante: Gabriel Lionel Afagbegee SVD serves as apostolic administrator, with Lawrence Ofentse Pheto named bishop-elect in April 2026.
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- Established
- 1998
- Catholics
- 31,100
- Priests
- 29
- Territory
- 472,995 km²
Parishes and churches
18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Our Lady of the Desert CathedralFrancistown · CathedralView parish
- Catholic MissionSefhareView parish
- Corpus ChristiMasungaView parish
- FRANCISTOWN-Donga: Modisa Yo O MolemoTown not recordedView parish
- Holy Family Catholic MissionLetlhakaneView parish
- Mary Mother of ChristiansSebinaView parish
- Pelo e Boitshepo Catholic MissionBobonongView parish
- St Anne’s Catholic MissionGhanziView parish
- St. Anthony’s Catholic MissionPalapyeView parish
- St. Augustine Catholic MissionMaunView parish
- St. Bridget’s Catholic MissionTonotaView parish
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic MissionKasaneView parish
- St. Gabriel’s Catholic MissionSeroweView parish
- St. James Catholic ChurchFrancistownView parish
- St. Joseph’s Catholic MissionGumareView parish
- St. Patrick’s Catholic MissionMahalapyeView parish
- St.Peter’s Catholic MissionTutumeView parish
- Tlhatlogong: Plot2607/8 Phikwe CloseSelebi – PhikweView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Lawrence Ofentse Pheto
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Desert stands in Francistown, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Located in the city of Francistown, Botswana, the Diocese of Francistown (Latin: Dioecesis Francistaunensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.