Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru (Latin: Maseruen(a)) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Maseru in Lesotho.

History

  • 1894.05.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Basutoland from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange in South Africa
  • 1909.02.18: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Basutoland
  • 1951.01.11: Promoted as Diocese of Maseru
  • 1961.01.03: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru

Leadership

Prefect Apostolic of Basutoland

  • Jules-Joseph Cénez, OMI (1895 – 25 January 1909)

Vicars Apostolic of Basutoland

  • Jules-Joseph Cénez, OMI (25 January 1909 – 24 May 1930)
  • Joseph Bonhomme, OMI (25 April 1933 – 8 March 1947)
  • Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, OMI (11 March 1948 – 11 January 1951)

Bishop of Maseru

  • Bishop Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, OMI (11 January 1951 – 3 January 1961)

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 – )

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

Coordinates: 29°19′01″S 27°29′42″E / 29.3170°S 27.4949°E / -29.3170; 27.4949

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