Valentine Tsamma Seane

Valentine Tsamma Seane
Bishop of the Diocese of Gaborone
Church Christ the King Cathedral
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Pretoria
Diocese Diocese of Gaborone
Appointed 5 February 2009
Installed 25 April 2009
Predecessor Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi
Orders
Ordination 19 March 1994
Consecration 25 April 2009
by Archbishop James Patrick Green
Personal details
Born (1966-11-02) 2 November 1966
Lobatse, Botswana
Motto Deus caritas est (God is love)

Valentine Tsamma Seane (born 2 November 1966) is the 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]

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.[2] 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane". Catholic-Hierarchy. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Tsimane, Edgar (7 February 2011). "Struggle for Bishop's mitre splits Botswana Catholic Church". Sunday Standard. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Tsimane, Edgar (28 April 2011). "'Investigate Bishop Seane' – Catholics call". Sunday Standard. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi		 Bishop of the Diocese of Gaborone
25 April 2009 – present 		Succeeded by
incumbent



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