Archdiocese of Maseru
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Maseru in Lesotho. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Our Lady of Victories Cathedral.
History
- 8 May 1894: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Basutoland from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange in South Africa
- 18 February 1909: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Basutoland
- 11 January 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Maseru
- 3 January 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru
Leadership
;Prefects Apostolic of Basutoland;Vicars Apostolic of Basutoland
- Jules-Joseph Cénez, OMI ; see above
- Joseph Bonhomme, OMI
- Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, OMI ; see below
- Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, OMI, appointed Bishop of Qacha's Nek; see above
- Emanuel Mabathoana, OMI
- Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, OMI
- Bernard Mohlalisi, OMI
- Gerard Tlali Lerotholi