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Maseru Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. The ...

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church of the diocese is the Our Lady of Victories Cathedral.

History

* 1894.05.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Basutoland from the

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* 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

;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) *

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, OMI (11 March 1948 – 11 January 1951); ''see below'' ;Bishops of Maseru *

, OMI (11 January 1951 – 3 January 1961), appointed Bishop of Qacha’s Nek; ''see above'' ;Archbishops of Maseru *

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, OMI (3 January 1961 – 20 September 1966) *

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, OMI (13 April 1967 – 17 May 1989) *

Bernard Mohlalisi Bernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi O.M.I. (March 16, 1933 – July 24, 2020) was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru in Lesotho from 1990 to 2009. On June 30, 2009, his resignation due to age was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI. He wa ...

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Gerard Tlali Lerotholi Gerard Tlali Lerotholi O.M.I. (born 12 February 1954) is a Lesothan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho, since 2009. Biography Gerard Tlali Lerotholi was born on 12 February 1954 in the mission of St. ...

(30 June 2009 – present)

Suffragan dioceses

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Mohale’s Hoek Mohale's Hoek is the capital city of Mohale's Hoek District in Lesotho. It had a population of approximately 40,040 in 2016.Lesotho Bureau of StatisticsCensus Pre Results2006. History Mohale's Hoek had first been inhabited by the Bushmen, San who ...

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References

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GCatholic.org
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History

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Suffragan dioceses

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