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Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland ( Botswana ) Letter to Sec. General Caspar Caulfield from Provincial Fergus Loughrey accepting a Prefecture as soon as Prop. Fide is ready to give it.

Prefecture of Bechuanaland (Botswana) Letter from Mission Sec. General Caspar Caulfield to Provincial Fergus Loughrey stating that Propaganda Fide has asked the Oblates to continue looking after the Windhoek Strip as before until a new mission is eventually established.

Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland ( Botswana ). Letter from
ission Secretary General Caspar Caulfield to Fergus Loughry Provincial advising him to complete report of visitation to Bechuanaland for the General and through him for Propaganda.

Overseas Missions: Vicariate: South Africa: Botswana: Kimberley Vicariate: REPORTS: "Prefecture of Bechuanaland NEWSLETTER" signed by Fr. Carthage Power, C.P. In the ten years since the arrival of the Passionists, their numbers had increased to 15 priests, 2 brothers and 19 sisters of the Cross and Passion. The number of mission stations is eight with resident priests and sisters and 37 other villages which are visited regularly by priests. One secondary school and eight primary cater for 2.300 pupils, The Legion of Mary has been established in most stations. Very litle rain and there is danger of loss of crops. A visit was paid recently by the Apostolic Delegate, H.E., Joseph F. McGeogh. Reports are supplied on the folllowing missions: Lobatsi, Ramoutsa, Khale, Mogadishane, Morwa, Mahalapye, Serowe, Francistown and Carltonville. In December, Carthage attended a meeting in Johannesburg of the Superiors of the religious orders and congregatons working in South Africa.

Overseas Missions: Vicariate: South Africa: Botswana: Kimberley Vicariate: REPORTS: "Bechuanaland Prefecture March 1960", a newsletter signed by Fr. Carthage, Power C.P., Carthage expresses gratitude for the spiritual and financial help given from Ireland to the missionaries over the last eight years. It had been decided that a newsletter be issued at intervals as a source of information on Bechuanaland ( Botswana ) and the work undertaken there by the missionaries. He gives details on Lobatsi, Ramoutsa St. Bernard's, Khale, Mogoditshane, Morwa, Mahalapye and Freancistown

Foreign Missions: Vicariate: HISTORY OF BOTSWANA: Chronicles of the mission at Ramotswa from the arrival of the first Oblate father on 17 September, 1935 to May 1948. There is a gap after that and the chronicles resume with the arrival of the Irish Passionists in April, 1952 until, it seems, February 1973.

Overseas Missions: Vicariate: South Africa: Botswana: Kimberley Vicariate: REPORTS: "St. Patrick's Province Bechuanaland Mission FIRST ANNUAL REPORT" Recounts the departure of the first missionaries and their arrival and welcome in Becuanaland (Botswana). Khale Mission was taken over immediatly. Frs Urban and Carthage went to Maffeking to take lessons in Setswana, Four more C.P. Sisters arrived in August. During the year the college and mission at Khale, the mission at Ramoutsa were taken over and a new mission at Francistown established. A detailed description of Khale and its outstations is included together with an account of the work undertaken and accomplished. Details on Francistown are also supplied. Some statistical information is included at the end of the report

Overseas Missions: Tanganyika. 4 Passionist Pioneers. Newspaper Photo.
Fr. Fergus Loughrey C.P. 1936078 Fr. Theodore Matthews C.P. 1925021
Fr. Vivian Sweeney C.P. 1926075 Fr. Matthew McCann C.P. 1929119

Overseas Missions (Provincial Archives): Bechuanaland (Botswana), 1951: Items during the year prior to departure of first Irish Passonist Missionaries: Copy of letter from Provincial Cronan Doyle to the mother general of the sisters of the Cross and Passion re our acceptance of the mission in Bechuanaland. Main consideration is schools and medical dispensary work.Requests 3 or 4 sisters. See serial 7363 for reply..