Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Maseru explained

Our Lady of Victories Cathedral
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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories, Maseru, Lesotho. www.gcatholic.org. 2016-05-26.
  2. Book: Centenary 1862-1962: Kereke E Katholike Lesotho : Catholic Church in Basutoland. 1963-01-01. Mazenod Institute. en.
  3. Book: Mda, Zakes. Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider. 2012-01-03. Macmillan. 9781429949934. en.
  4. Book: Cybriwsky, Roman Adrian. Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture. 2013-05-23. ABC-CLIO. 9781610692489. en.