The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mohale's Hoek () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Mohale’s Hoek in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
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 ...
in
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 ...
.
History
* November 10, 1977: Established as Diocese of Mohale’s Hoek from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru
Ordinaries
Bishops of Mohale's Hoek
*
Sebastian Koto Khoarai,
O.M.I. (1977–2014) (elevated to
Cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to
* Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
in 2016)
*
John Joale Tlhomola (2014–present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Lesotho
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
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Mohale's Hoek
Christian organizations established in 1977
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1977 establishments in Lesotho
Mohale's Hoek
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Maseru