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The Lesotho Catholic Bishops' Conference is a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) and
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar or SECAM () is an agency of the Catholic Church that comprises the bishops of Africa. History The SECAM was born, on the occasion of the Second Vatican Council, to express the will ...
(SECAM). The local bishops are members of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Lesotho (Lesotho Catholic Bishops' Conference).


Presidents of the Bishops' Conference

1972-1982: Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, Archbishop of
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. T ...
1982-1987: Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Bishop of
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 San who were ...
1987-1991: Paul Khoarai, Bishop of Leribe 1991-1997: Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane, bishop of Qacha's Nek 1997-2002: Bernard Mohlalisi, Archbishop of
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. T ...
2002-2010: Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane, bishop of Qacha's Nek 2011 - ... : Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, Archbishop of
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. T ...


References


External links

* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/LS.htm * http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/ls.html
Lesotho Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ...
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