Anthony Pascal Rebello
{{Short description|Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate (1950–2024)}}
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| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend
| name = Anthony Pascal Rebello, SVD
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| title = Bishop of Francistown, Botswana (Deceased)
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| church = Roman Catholic Church
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| metropolis = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria
| diocese = Roman Catholic Diocese of Francistown
| see = Francistown
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| appointed = 5 July 2021
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| term_start = 4 September 2021
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| term_end = 4 May 2024
| predecessor = Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, (SVD)
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| successor = Vacant
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| ordination = 10 May 1977
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| consecration = 4 September 2021
| consecrated_by = Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, (Society of the Divine Word)
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| birth_name = Anthony Pascal Rebello
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| birth_place = Nairobi, Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
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| death_place = Tati Siding, Botswana
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| religion = Roman Catholic
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| motto = Vocatur ad servitium praestandum
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Anthony Pascal Rebello, Society of the Divine Word (18 March 1950 – 4 May 2024) was a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate of Goan ancestry who served as Bishop in Botswana, from 2021 until his death in 2024. He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Francistown on 5 July 2021. He was installed in Francistown on 4 September 2021. He died in office on 4 May 2024 at the age of 74 years.
Early life and education
He was born in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya on 18 March 1950. He was of Goan ancestry, from Fatorda, Goa, India. He entered the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) in 1969. He took his perpetual vows as a member of the Society of the Divine Word in 1976. He was ordained a priest of that Society on 10 May 1977 in India.{{cite web| date=6 May 2024 |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brebelloa.html |title=MicroData Summary for Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello S.V.D. (born 18 March 1950; died 4 May 2024), Bishop of Francistown | work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org |access-date=19 February 2025 |location=Kansas City |
author=David M. Cheney}}{{cite web| date=4 May 2024 | url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2024-05/the-faithful-of-botswana-are-shocked-and-saddened-by-the-sudden.html |title=Botswana: The Faithful of Francistown mourn the sudden death of Bishop Rebello SVD |work=Vatican News |author=Paul Samasumo |access-date=19 February 2025 |location=Vatican City}}
Priest
On 10 May 1977 was ordained a priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) at a location in Goa, India. In 2003 he migrated to Botswana as a missionary of the SVD society. He served as parish priest of the Holy Cross Mogoditshane Parish in Gaborone Diocese in Botswana.
Bishop
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Francistown, Botswana in the Ecclesiastical Province of Pretoria, South Africa on 5 July 2021.
He was consecrated and installed at the Our Lady of the Desert Cathedral, in Francistown, on 4 September 2021. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, Bishop of Gaborone assisted by Archbishop Dabula Anthony Mpako, Archbishop of Pretoria and Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells, Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis.{{cite web| url=https://sacbc.org.za/the-episcopal-ordination-of-msgr-anthony-pascal-rebello/ | title=The Episcopal Ordination of Monsignor Anthony Pascal Rebello |date=10 August 2021 |work=Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) |author=SACBC |
access-date=20 February 2025 |location=Gaborone, Botswana}}{{cite web|url=https://sacbc.org.za/the-episcopal-ordination-of-bishop-anthony-rebello/ |title=The Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Anthony Rebello |date=4 September 2021 |work=Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) |author=SACBC |
access-date=20 February 2025 |location=Gaborone, Botswana}}
Death
Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello died suddenly on the morning of Saturday, 4 May 2024, while on a prayer walk in Tati Siding, in the Diocese of Francistown. He was 74 years of age.{{cite web| url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257628/botswana-diocese-mourns-loss-of-bishop-who-collapsed-during-mass |title=Botswana diocese mourns loss of bishop who collapsed during Mass |work=Catholic News Agency |date=8 May 2024 |author=Jude Atemanke |access-date=20 February 2025 |location=Denver, Colorado, United States | format=CNA Quoting ACI Africa}}
References
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Succession table
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{{s-bef | before=Franklyn Atese Nubuasah (27 June 1998 - 6 June 2019)}}
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External links
- [https://cisanewsafrica.com/2024/05/botswana-bishop-rebello-laid-to-rest-eulogized-as-a-man-of-deep-spirituality-and-devotion-to-the-blessed-mother/ Botswana: Bishop Rebello Laid To Rest; Eulogized As A Man of Deep Spirituality And Devotion To The Blessed Mother]
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Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Botswana
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Francis