Diocese of Francistown Dioecesis Francistaunensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Botswana |
Metropolitan | Pretoria |
Coordinates | 21°12′S27°33′E / 21.200°S 27.550°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 472,995 km2 (182,624 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1.200,000 17.000 (1,4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Desert |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
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