Franklyn Nubuasah
Franklyn Nubuasah SVD (born July 7, 1949 in Likpe Abozome ) is a Botswana religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Gaborone .
Life
Franklyn Nubuasah joined the religious order of Steyler Missionaries and was ordained a priest on July 26, 1980 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Vicar Apostolic of Francistown and Titular Bishop of Pauzera on June 27, 1998 . The Bishop of Gaborone , Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi , ordained him episcopal on November 7th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Erwin Hecht OMI , Bishop of Kimberley , and Johannes Ludgerus Bonaventure Brenninkmeijer OP , Bishop of Kroonstad .
Since 2002 Nubuasah has been coordinator of the South African Bishops' Conference for the Catholic Church's initiatives against HIV / AIDS.
With the elevation of the Apostolic Vicariate to the diocese of Francistown on October 2, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him its first diocesan bishop .
On June 6, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Gaborone. The inauguration took place on August 17 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bishop Franklyn Nubuasah. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Elevazione a Diocesi del Vicariato Apostolico di Francistown (Botswana) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 2, 2017, accessed October 2, 2017 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Gaborone (Botswana). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 6, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019 (Italian).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nubuasah, Franklyn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Botswana religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Gaborone |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Likpe Abozome |