Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru
- 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.
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
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Maseru (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Bernard Mohlalisi, O.M.I. (since 1990.06.11)
** Archbishop Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. (1967.04.13 – 1989.05.17)
** Archbishop Emanuel Mabathoama, O.M.I. (1961.01.03 – 1966.09.20)
* Bishops of Maseru (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. (1951.01.11 – 1961.01.03)
* Vicars Apostolic of Basutoland (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. (1948.03.11 – 1951.01.11)
** Bishop Joseph Bonhomme, O.M.I. (1933.04.25 – 1947.03.08)
** Bishop Jules-Joseph Cénez, O.M.I. (1909.01.25 – 1930.05.24)
* Prefects Apostolic of Basutoland (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jules-Joseph Cénez, O.M.I. (1895 – 1909.01.25)
uffragan Dioceses
* Leribe
* Mohale’s Hoek
* Qacha’s Nek
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Lesotho
*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Lesotho
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mase0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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