Overseas Missions: Vicariate: South Africa: Botswana: Kimberley Vicariate: REPORTS: "Bechuanaland Prefecture: NEWSLETTER July, 1960" signed by Fr. Carthage Power, C.P. This is the second newsletter from Botswana. It is winter and vegetation to feed the cattle is very scarce. Poverty is rampant. Children flock to the schools, but there are few traditional Catholic families. The new convent of St. Teresa's Mission, Lobatsi was opened on the feast of St. Gabriel by Monsignor Murphy. An accouint of progress in Lobatsi is given, as is that at Ramoutsa. A progress report on St. Joseph's College, Khale, and accounts concerning Morwa. Malalapye, Francistown are su[pplied. Carthage appeals to his bretehrn to send on books suitable for priestly life.
Overseas Missions: South Africa: Botswana: Oblates and Jesuits: photocopy of a document from the General Curia of the Oblates entitled "Studium", mainly in German, but with three paragraphs in English stating that the German Province will scarcely for the time being be able to supply the necessary personnel; that Govenrment officials would not like to see more German missionaries sent to the Protectorate; that the writer is considering proposing that the Botswana Protectorate be seperated from the Kimberly Vicariate, and he would be pleased if the English, Irish or American Province "of your Society" were willing to take over the Protectorate.
Overseas Missions: Vicariate: South Africa: Botswana: Oblates and Jesuits: booklet entitled Missions De La Congregation Des Oblates De Marie Imaculee - N* 126 - Juin 1894, published in Paris
Overseas Missions: Vicariate: South Africa: Botswana: Oblates and Jesuits: booklet entitled Missions De La Congregation Des Oblates De Marie Imaculee - N* 132 - Decembre 1895, published in Paris
Overseas Missions: Vicariate: carbon copy of a document entitled NOTES ON BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE. Items covered are geography: history (including missionary history); statistical survey (including those on Catholics): works (missionary): accounts of the following periods, 1929 - 1952 and 1952 -1957, The final page is a staistical survey showing the missionary progress between 1950 and 1957.
Overseas Missions; Johannesburg: letter from Bishop Hugh Boyle of Johannesburg in reply to that of 14-01-1958 from 1936078 Fergus Loughrey, C.P., (see 8-1-4-11 serial no 6823 where Fergus submits a preliminary draft of a contract). Bishop Boyle sets out the conditions for the establishment of a Passionist Retreat in the Diocese. THIS ITEM IS INCLUDED AT A2 OF THE DOCUMENT "OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RE SETTING UP OF HOUSE IN TRANSVAAL" LOCATED AT 8-1-4-1 SERIAL NO 6821)
Overseas Missions: Johannesburg; photocopy of letter from the Secretary General for the Missions Caspar Caulfield C.P., to (?) the Cardinal Prefect of Propoganda Fidei, informing him that the Apostolic Delegate to South Africa had requested that the Province of St. Patrick permit its Missionaries to remain in the Diocese of Johannesburg at least until the end of the year. The Provincial has directed his missionaries to remain pending further instructions. The Secretary General summarises the reasons for the decision to recall the Fathers, It briefly boiled down to the fact that the Passionist have not obtained permission for a canonical foundation. The proposed acceptance of the Bechuanaland ( Botswana ) Protectorate as an independent mission make it imprudent for the Province to accept extensive parish obligations outside the boundries of the Protectorate. A Passionist centre in the Union of South Africa is of the utmost importance to the Bechuanaland Mission. A list of conditions from the Provincial relevant to the continuance of the Fathers in the Diocese is appended, THIS ITEM IS INCLUDED AT A4 OF THE DOCUMENT "OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RE SETTING UP OF HOUSE IN TRANSVAAL" LOCATED AT 8-1-4-1 SERIAL NO 6821)
Overseas Missions: Johannesburg: photocopy of letter from the Mission Secretary General Caspar Caulfield, C.P., to Fergus Loughrey, C.P., enclosing copy of letter from Bishop Boyle to the Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda Fidei referred to and summarised in Caspar's letter of 25-07-1958 (see 8-1-4-15 seerial no 6828). Remarks that it is evident from letter that Boyle does not wish to admit any more religious to the City of Johannesburg. Two aproaches to the matter are adverted to by him. NB THIS LETTER IS MENTIONED AT A6 IN DOCUMENT "CORRESPONDENCE RE SETTING UP OF HOUSE IN TRANSVAAL" LOCATED AT 8-1-4-1 SERIAL NO 6821
Overseas Missions: Johannesburg: photocopy of letter from Caspar Caulfield, C.P., the Missions Secretary General to Fergus Loughrey, C.P., Propoganda Fidei has instructed that the terna for the election of the Prefect Apostolic for Bechuanaland ( Botswana ) be taken up. Voting will not take place until written consent of the local Ordinary is obtained for the erection of a Passionist house in one of the most favourably situated cities of South Africa. There is deadlock in these negotiations at the moment, so Caspar writes to examine the whole question from all sides to enable Fergus and Consultors can determine what course of action to take. The whole problem is then discussed in detail and certain suggestions made. NB THIS LETTER IS MENTIONED AT A8 IN DOCUMENT "CORRESPONDENCE RE SETTING UP OF HOUSE IN TRANSVAAL" LOCATED AT 8-1-4-1 SERIAL NO 6821
Overseas Missions: Johannesburg: photocopy letter from Caspar Caulfield, C.P., the Missions Secretary General acknowledging letter of 14-11-1958 from Fergus Loughrey, C.P., conveying the decision of the Capitular Fathers (concerning the question of a religious house in South Africa ?): copy of which is not extant here. Caspar, at Fergus's request, advises on how to proceed in dealing with the Bishop. Our version of the proposed contract should be sent to the Bishop before he gets out his own version, and this version should be sent by Caspar to the Bishop.
