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The Diocese of Botswana is one of 15 dioceses of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa, a province of the Anglican Communion.[1] It is a member of the Botswana Council of Churches.
Since 2003, Botswana has had a companion diocesan relationship with the Diocese of Newcastle in the Church of England.[2]
In 2025 the first female deacons in the diocese were ordained.[3] On May 17, 2026, the first female priests in the diocese were ordained; as such, they were also the first female priests ordained in the Church of the Province of Central Africa.[4] The first of the women to be ordained that day was the Revd Beauty Autlwetse.[5]
List of Bishops of Botswana
[edit]- 1972–1978: C. Shannon Mallory
- 1979–2000: Walter Khotso Makhulu, also Archbishop of Central Africa from 1980 to 2000
- 2000–2005: Theo Naledi
- 2005–2013: Trevor Mwamba
- 2013- : Metlhayotlhe Beleme
References
[edit]- ↑ "Provincial Directory: The Church of the Province of Central Africa". Anglican Communion. The Anglican Communion Office. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "Diocese of Botswana". www.newcastle.anglican.org. Diocese of Newcastle. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Conger, George (10 May 2025). "First women deacons ordained in Botswana".
- ↑ "Botswana Ordains 14 Women as Priests". livingchurch.org. The Living Church. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "First women priests ordained in the Church of the Province of Central Africa". www.anglicannews.org.
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