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The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral [1] [2] also known as the Cathedral of Maseru, is a Catholic Church [3] located in the city of Maseru, [4] Lesotho.. The church is governed by the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru (Archidioecesis Maseruena) which was raised to its current status in 1961 by the Bull "Etsi priors" of Pope John XXIII.
The Catholic Church in Lesotho is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2020, over 90 percent of the population were Christians; [ 1 ] followers of traditional religion, along with Muslims , Hindus and Baha'is , constitute the remainder.
1.1.1 Ecclesiastical Province of Maseru. 2 External links. ... The Roman Catholic Church in Lesotho is composed of 1 ecclesiastical province and 3 suffragan dioceses.
Bishops of Maseru. Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, OMI (11 January 1951 – 3 January 1961), appointed Bishop of Qacha’s Nek; see above; Archbishops of Maseru. Emanuel Mabathoana, OMI (3 January 1961 – 20 September 1966) Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, OMI (13 April 1967 – 17 May 1989) Bernard Mohlalisi, OMI (11 June 1990 – 30 June 2009) [1]
Lesotho: Metropolitan: Maseru: Statistics; Area: 11,409 km 2 (4,405 sq mi) Population- Total- Catholics ... Villa Maria Catholic Church at Mokanametsong, Quthing
Bishops of Leribe (Latin Church) Bishop Emanuel Mabathoana (1952.12.11 – 1961.01.03), appointed Archbishop of Maseru Bishop Ignatius Phakoe (1961.01.03 – 1968.06.18)
The Catholic population is served by the province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Maseru and his three suffragans (the bishops of Leribe, Mohale's Hoek and Qacha's Nek), who also form the national episcopal conference. Christianity arrived in Lesotho from French missions at the invitation of King Moshoeshoe I in the 1830s. [8]
The Diocese of Lesotho is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It comprises the entire nation of Lesotho. It is divided in three archdeaconries, Central Lesotho, Northern Lesotho and Southern Lesotho. The former bishop is Adam Taaso, in office since 2008 until 2020. The Right Revd Dr Vicentia Kgabe was appointed by the Synod of ...