- Source: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru (Latin: Maseruen(us)) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Maseru in Lesotho. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Our Lady of Victories Cathedral.
History
8 May 1894: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Basutoland from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange in South Africa
18 February 1909: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Basutoland
11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Maseru
3 January 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru
Leadership
Prefects Apostolic of Basutoland
Father Jules-Joseph Cénez, OMI (1895 – 25 January 1909); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Basutoland
Jules-Joseph Cénez, OMI (25 January 1909 – 24 May 1930); see above
Joseph Bonhomme, OMI (25 April 1933 – 8 March 1947)
Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, OMI (11 March 1948 – 11 January 1951); see below
Bishops of Maseru
Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, OMI (11 January 1951 – 3 January 1961), appointed Bishop of Qacha’s Nek; see above
Archbishops of Maseru
Emanuel Mabathoana, OMI (3 January 1961 – 20 September 1966)
Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, OMI (13 April 1967 – 17 May 1989)
Bernard Mohlalisi, OMI (11 June 1990 – 30 June 2009)
Gerard Tlali Lerotholi (30 June 2009 – present)
Suffragan dioceses
Leribe
Mohale’s Hoek
Qacha’s Nek
See also
Catholic Church in Lesotho
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Lesotho
References
Sources
GCatholic.org
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- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
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- Bernard Mohlalisi
- List of Catholic dioceses in Africa
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