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: Vicariate: Individual Personnel: 1939149 Urban Murphy, C.P., photocopy of article in The Cross (September, 1959 Vol 59) in bound volume L, pp 162-163, located at 49/14 entitled "We Have A Prefect" detailing Urban's appointment and installation as Apostolic Prefect to Bechuanaland (Botswana)
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 (Provincial Archives): Bechuanaland (Botswana), 1951: Items during the year prior to departure of first Irish Passonist Missionaries: Reply from Sr. Josephine Mother General of Cross and Passion sisters to Cronan Doyle Provincial stating difficulties re provision of sisters for the missions.
Botswana: Letters: Fr. Fergus Loughery C.P. 1936078 from Fr.Carthage Power C.P. 1939148 1) Dont want to be Prefect. 2) See how Missions and Retreats develop.
Fr. Paul Mary preaching here. 3) Ordination of Joseph Motsumi in Romoutsa.
Botswana:letters:Fr. Fergus Loughrey C.P. from Fr. Malcolm La Velle C.P. 1926119 Superior
General. Confirming Fr. Carthage Power as Religious Superior in Bechuanaland with
Consultors Fr. Placid McLoughlin, Fr. Leonard Devitt.
Botswana:Letters:Fr. Fergus Loughrey C.P. 1936078 from Fr. Carthage Power C.P. 1939148
1)Fr. Ronan leaves 23rd. December on leave.
2)Fr. Emmanuel will go to Carletonville.
3)Tswana Courses.
4)Money for Finn's land.
Botswana: Letters: Fr. Fergus Loughrey C.P. 1936078 and Fr. Urban Murphy C.P. 1939149. From Fr. Fergus C.P.
About appointments & a new priest for the Missions.
Very heavy Mission list this year.
Need for a supply priest.
Fr. Urbans letters arrived giving news of Missions.
Botswana: Letters: Fr. Fergus Loughrey C.P. 1936078 and Fr. Urban Murphy C.P. 1939149. From Fr. Urban C.P.
News of school holidays,
Mogoditshane,
Khutsong Church opened,
Morwa.
Serowe,
Boniface received minor orders.
Lobatse Monster Fete.
Botswana: Letters: Fr. Fergus Loughrey C.P. 1936078 to Fr. Placid McLoughlin C.P.
- 1) Financial Statement. 2) Frs. Leonard and Eunan for Africa. 3) Frs. Jerome,
Augustine and Kieran to Bank, South Africa. News of men on home front.