The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qacha's Nek ( la, Qachasneken(sis)) is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...

located in the town of Qacha’s Nek in the

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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 ...

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a population ...

History

* January 3, 1961: Established as Diocese of Qacha’s Nek from Diocese of Maseru

Leadership

;Bishops of Qacha’s Nek *

Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, O.M.I. (January 3, 1961 – 1981) *

Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane (September 17, 1938 – July 17, 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Qacha's Nek, Lesotho. Ordained to the priesthood on December 19, 1964, for the Qacha's Nek Qacha's Nek is, since ...

(1981-2010) * Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I. (June 19, 2013 -)

History

Leadership

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