Divine Word Missionaries - SVD - Botswana Province
Botswana District
BOTSWANA - basic facts
Population: 2.080.000
Area: 582.000 km2
Independance: 1966 (was British Protectorate)
Currency: Pula
Catholics: 5%, in the north less than 1%
80% desert and semi-desert
Multiparty democracy - unique success in Africa
Income: diamonds, tourism, beef
Language: Setswana, English and various local languages
Tribes: Batswana, Bakalaka, San - Bushmen (many different groups and
languages), Hambukushu, Herero, Yeyi, Subiya
Botswana is here
Tropic of Capricorn devides the country into two dioceses: Gaborone and Vicariate of Francistown
DIOCESE OF GABORONE
VICARIATE OF FRANCISTOWN
VICARIATE OF FRANCISTOWN
Missions, Parishes, Ministries:
click on the name buttons to open further pages with more detailed information about various places and our missionaries.
Zebra is the national animal of Botswana
GABORONE
Divine Word Missionaries working in Botswana Districts:


VICARIATE OF FRANCISTOWN

Bishop Frank Nubuasah, SVD - ordained Bishop of Francistown in 1998. Between 1981 and 1988 was working in Maun,
serving Kasane and parts of the Kalahari Desert.

FRANCISTOWN - PROVINCIAL HOUSE

Fr. Gabriel Afagbegee, SVD - Provincial Superior
Fr. Donatus Simbolon, SVD - Provincial Treasurer
Bro. Charles Ashun, SVD - working as Treasurer at Mater Spei College in Francistown


SEBINA - MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC MISSION

Fr. Tomasz Trojan, SVD - priest in charge

TUTUME - ST. PETER CATHOLIC MISSION (SVD parish)

Fr. George Varghese Niravath, SVD - priest in charge

TONOTA - ST. BRIDGET'S CATHOLIC MISSION

Fr. Thomas Nelluvely, SVD - priest in charge, Coordinator of development of St. Arnold School
Fr. Kuriakose Kozhikaddan, SVD

GHANZI - ST. ANNE'S CATHOLIC MISSION

Fr. Hilarius Keraf, SVD - priest in charge

GUMARE - CATHOLIC MISSION

Fr. Anselmus Jalang, SVD - priest in charge
Fr. Hubertus Watu, SVD

KASANE - ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC MISSION

Fr. Ajit Kumar Tirkey, SVD - priest in charge

MOGODITSHANE - HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Fr. Jonathan Ortalla, SVD
Fr. Octavianus Jawa, SVD

METSIMOTLHABE - DIVINE MERCY CATHOLIC MISSION

Fr. John-Baptist, SVD

SELEBI-PHIKWE - CATHOLIC MISSION

Fr. Elfridus Benediktus Kowot, SVD - priest in charge

OUR LADY OF THE DESERT CATHEDRAL - Francistown

Fr. Slawomir Wiecek, SVD - priest in charge

Botswana District Superior: Fr. Hilarius Keraf
Members of the District Council: Fr. George Varghese, Bro. Charles Ashun