Suffragan diocese Leribe, Lesotho
Diocese of Leribe
Leriben(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Leribe is a Latin Church diocese in Lesotho, established on 11 December 1952 from the Diocese of Maseru. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Maseru, with Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole appointed bishop in 2025.
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- Established
- 1952
- Catholics
- 266,753
- Priests
- 33
- Territory
- 5,129 km²
Parishes and churches
2 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole
- Born
- 10 December 1954
- Birthplace
- Semonkong
- Institute
- MISSIONARI OBLATI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Monica, Tsikoane stands in Leribe, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hotse.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In the city of Leribe, Lesotho, within the ecclesiastical province of Maseru, stands the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe (Latin: Leriben(sis)).