Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Maseru
29°19′01″S 27°29′42″E / 29.316882°S 27.494871°E
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| Location | Maseru |
| Country | Lesotho |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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.
It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi and was visited by Pope John Paul II on his tour of several African countries in 1988.
See also
[edit]- Catholicism in Lesotho
- Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar
- Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Yaoundé
References
[edit]- ^ "Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories, Maseru, Lesotho". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ Centenary 1862-1962: Kereke E Katholike Lesotho : Catholic Church in Basutoland. Mazenod Institute. 1963-01-01.
- ^ Mda, Zakes (2012-01-03). Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider. Macmillan. ISBN 9781429949934.
- ^ Cybriwsky, Roman Adrian (2013-05-23). Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781610692489.
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