Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg - Archbishop Buti Tlhagale

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Archbishop Buti Tlhagale

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Homilies, Documents etc. from Archbishop Buti

Choose Life Homily	16 Feb 2008	The homily given by Archbishop Buti at the Pro-Life Mass held at Victory Park.
Who do you say I am?	1 May 2006	A news article from our Diocesan News newspaper, Archbishop Buti addressed the priests of the diocese at the Mass of the Oils on Holy Thursday 2006.
African Traditional Religion and Christianity	1 May 2006	A news article from our Diocesan News newspaper
Homily at Pope John Paul II Memorial Mass in Johannesburg	6 April 2005	Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI reflected on Pope John Paul II significance to Africa
Homily - Chrism Mass	24 March 2005	The responsibility of Priests during this Year of the Eucharist to help their parishioners to grasp the Mystery of the Eucharist.
The Church's Response to ABORTION	31 May 2004	The Church's Response, issued by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) spokesperson, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, Bishop of Johannesburg
Homily - Chrism Mass	8 April 2004	Straight talking from Archbishop Buti Tlhagale on Holy Thursday at the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg.
Installation Homily	29 June 2003	The homily given by Archbishop Buti at his installation to the Diocese of Johannesburg - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg. (Feast of Sts Peter and Paul)
AIDS in South Africa	February 2003	A homily about the impact of AIDS on our communities and humanity

Background of our Archbishop - Archbishop Buti J. Tlhagale

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale was born in Randfontien, Gauteng on 26th December, 1947 the only son in the family.

He matriculated at Inchanga High School, near Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
In 1967 he entered the novitiate of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate at Villa Maria, Quthing, Lesotho.
In 1968 he entered the Mater Jesu Scholasticate in Roma in Lesotho, where he obtained a BA Degree in 1967 at the University of Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland in 1972.
He studied Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome between 1972 and 1976.
He was ordained to the Prieshood by Archbishop Fanyana Butelezi in 1976 and worked in the Soweto community, servicing at Our Lady of Fatima in Dube, 1979 - 1984, Our Lady of Mercy in Emdeni, 1984 - 1989, Christ the King in Orlando East, 1989 - 1999.
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale has been a visiting lecturer at St Joseph's Scholasticate in Cedara, KwaZulu-Natal. He taught philosophy at St Peter's Major Seminary in Hammanskraal and has written extensively on Theology, Inculturation and Labour matters.
He worked in the Justice and Peace Department of the South African Council of Churches in 1979 - 1980.
He served as Secretary General of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC), 1995 - 1999.
He was ordained Archbishop of Bloemfontein in 1999 and appointed Bishop of Johannesburg in 2003.
He is presently Grand Chancellor of St Augustine College of South Africa, the Catholic University in Victory Park, Johannesburg.
On June 5, 2007, The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, raised the Diocese of Johannesburg to the status of a Metropolitan Archdiocese and appointed the Most Reverend Buti Joseph Tlhagale, OMI, as its first Metropolitan Archbishop.

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