Valentine Tsamma Seane

Valentine Tsamma Seane
Bishop Emeritus of Gaborone
ChurchChrist the King Cathedral
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Pretoria
DioceseDiocese of Gaborone
Appointed5 February 2009
Installed25 April 2009
Term ended9 August 2017
PredecessorBoniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi
Orders
Ordination19 March 1994
Consecration25 April 2009
by Archbishop James Patrick Green
Personal details
Born (1966-11-02) 2 November 1966 (age 58)
Lobatse, Botswana
MottoDeus caritas est (God is love)

Valentine Tsamma Seane (born 2 November 1966) is the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone at the Christ the King Cathedral in Gaborone, Botswana. He is the second Motswana to be a bishop in Botswana.

Biography

Valentine Tsamma Seane was born in Lobatse, Botswana and was ordained a priest on 19 March 1994. Seane was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Gaborone on 5 February 2009 and ordained 25 April 2009.[1]

On 9 August 2017, Pope Francis ordered his dismissal from office.[2]

Controversy

Seane has been involved in controversy surrounding his consecration. Supporters of Father Johannes Kgaodi, a priest at the Corpus Catholic Church in Broadhurst, have stated that Kgaodi is the rightful successor to the title of bishop.[3] The faction cites Seane's insistence of renting a 2 million pula (US$312,000 as of April 2011) house using the church's money instead of using the one provided by the church as a questionable and corrupt act as bishop.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane". Catholic-Hierarchy. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ Tsimane, Edgar (7 February 2011). "Struggle for Bishop's mitre splits Botswana Catholic Church". Sunday Standard. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. ^ Tsimane, Edgar (28 April 2011). "'Investigate Bishop Seane' – Catholics call". Sunday Standard. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of the Diocese of Gaborone
25 April 2009 – present 		Succeeded by
incumbent


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