Archdiocese of Maseru

Maseruen(us)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Maseru is the metropolitan Latin Church see for Lesotho, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1894 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 3 January 1961. Its suffragans are Leribe, Mohale's Hoek, and Qacha's Nek.

On the map

The address the register holds for Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, in Maseru, Lesotho.

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Established: 1894
Catholics: 495,181
Priests: 62
Territory: 7,739 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

Archbishop: Gerard Tlali Lerotholi
Born: 12 February 1954
Birthplace: Maphiring Mokhotlong
Institute: MISSIONARI OBLATI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA

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The cathedral

Our Lady of Victories Cathedral stands in Maseru, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Lesotho's ecclesiastical province of Maseru is headed by the metropolitan see of the same name (Latin: Maseruen(us)). Its cathedral church is the Our Lady of Victories Cathedral.

The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 3 January 1961
Latin: Maseruen(us)
Annuario code: 001002177

The see in figures

Catholics: 495,181
Population: 987,222
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 50.2%
Priests: 62
Catholics per priest: 7,987
Extent: 7,739 km²
Catholics per km²: 64

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Archbishop’s House, P.O. Box 267, 19 Orpen Rd., Maseru 100, Lesotho
Telephone: 22.31.25.65; fax 22.31.04.25

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Maseru

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of LeribeLeribe83 km
Diocese of Mohale’s HoekMohale’s Hoek90 km
Archdiocese of BloemfonteinBloemfontein, South Africa124 km
Diocese of Qacha’s NekQacha’s Nek142 km
Diocese of KroonstadKroonstad, South Africa186 km
Diocese of KokstadKokstad, South Africa232 km
Diocese of UmzimkuluUmzimkulu, South Africa272 km
Diocese of KimberleyKimberley, South Africa272 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].