Anthony Pascal Rebello

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.

Most Reverend Anthony Pascal Rebello, SVD
Bishop of Francistown, Botswana (Deceased)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Metropolis	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Francistown
See	Francistown
Appointed	5 July 2021
Installed	4 September 2021
Term ended	4 May 2024
Predecessor	Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, (SVD)
Successor	Vacant
Orders
Ordination	10 May 1977
Consecration	4 September 2021 by Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, (Society of the Divine Word)
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Anthony Pascal Rebello (1950-03-18)March 18, 1950 Nairobi, Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
Died	4 May 2024(2024-05-04) (aged 74) Tati Siding, Botswana
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Vocatur ad servitium praestandum

Styles of Anthony Pascal Rebello
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

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.^[1][2]

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.^[1][2]

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.^[1][2]

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.^[1][3][4]

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.^[1][2][5]