The St. Patrick's Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Mohale's Hoek, is a religious building in the town of
Mohale's Hoek, part of the district of the same name in the African country of
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...
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History
St. Patrick's Cathedral is one of the five Catholic cathedrals that exist in that nation. The cathedral follows the Roman Catholic or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the
Diocese of Mohale's Hoek (''Dioecesis Mohaleshoekensis'' created in 1977 by
Pope Paul VI by bull ''"Ut fert creditum"'') that is included in the ecclesiastical province of Maseru and depends on the
congregation for the evangelization of peoples (''Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione'').
It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop John Joale Tlhomola.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Lesotho
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St. Patrick's Cathedral (disambiguation) St. Patrick's Cathedral may refer to:
Australia
*St Patrick's Basilica, Fremantle, Western Australia
*St Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat, Victoria
* St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria
*St Patrick's Cathed ...
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Lesotho
Mohale's Hoek