Valentine Tsamma Seane Explained

Valentine Tsamma Seane
Bishop Emeritus of Gaborone
Church:Christ the King Cathedral
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Pretoria
Diocese:Diocese of Gaborone
Appointed:5 February 2009
Term Start:25 April 2009
Term End:9 August 2017
Predecessor:Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi
Ordination:19 March 1994
Consecration:25 April 2009
Consecrated By:Archbishop James Patrick Green
Birth Date:2 November 1966
Birth Place:Lobatse, Botswana
Motto:Latin: Deus 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane. Catholic-Hierarchy. 20 February 2011. 24 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120923212115/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bseane.html. 23 September 2012. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Rinunce e nomine. press.vatican.va. Holy See Press Office. 9 August 2017. it. 9 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Tsimane. Edgar. Struggle for Bishop's mitre splits Botswana Catholic Church. Sunday Standard. 24 July 2012. https://archive.today/20130218073810/http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=9881&GroupID=1. 18 February 2013. 7 February 2011. live. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Tsimane. Edgar. 'Investigate Bishop Seane' – Catholics call. Sunday Standard. 24 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429233746/http://www.sundaystandard.info/article.php?NewsID=10582&GroupID=1. 29 April 2011. 28 April 2011. live. dmy-all.