Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Lesotho
Our Lady of Victories Cathedral in Maseru

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru (Latin: Maseruen(a)) 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)[1]
  • Gerard Tlali Lerotholi (30 June 2009[1] – present)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.11.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

Sources

  • GCatholic.org

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