Roman Catholic Diocese of Mohale's Hoek

Diocese of Mohale's Hoek Dioecesis Mohaleshoekensis
Location
Country	Lesotho
Ecclesiastical province	Maseru
Statistics
Area	5,799 km^2 (2,239 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 533,595 306,248 (57.4%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	St. Patrick's Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Joale Tlhomola
Bishops emeritus	Sebastian Koto Khoarai (1978-2014)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mohale's Hoek (Latin: Mohaleshoeken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Mohale’s Hoek in the ecclesiastical province of Maseru in Lesotho.

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 in 2016)
• John Joale Tlhomola (2014–present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Lesotho

References

External links

• GCatholic.org ^[self-published]
• Catholic Hierarchy ^[self-published]

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