Diocese of Francistown Dioecesis Francistaunensis
Location
Country	Botswana
Metropolitan	Pretoria
Coordinates	21°12′S 27°33′E / 21.200°S 27.550°E / -21.200; 27.550
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 elect	Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Francistown (Latin: Dioecesis Francistaunensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Francistown, Botswana, in the ecclesiastical province of Pretoria in South Africa.

History

• 27 June 1998: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Francistown from the Diocese of Gaborone.
• 2 October 2017: Elevated to Diocese, suffragan to Pretoria.^[1]

Leadership

Vicar Apostolic of Francistown (Roman rite)

• Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D. (27 June 1998 – 2 October 2017)^[1]

Bishops of Francistown

• Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D. (2 October 2017^[1] – 6 June 2019), appointed Bishop of Gaborone
• Anthony Pascal Rebello, S.V.D. (5 July 2021^[2] – present)