Valentine Tsamma Seane

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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]

References

  1. 1."Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane". Catholic-Hierarchy. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. 2."Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. 3.Tsimane, Edgar (7 February 2011). "Struggle for Bishop's mitre splits Botswana Catholic Church". Sunday Standard. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. 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.