Bernard Mohlalisi

Bernard Mosiuoa Mohlalisi OMI (born March 16, 1933 in Ha Malijeng , Kingdom of Lesotho ; † July 24, 2020 in Mazenod , ibid) was a Lesothic religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Maseru . He was President of the Lesotho Bishops' Conference from 1997 to 2002.

Life

Bernard Mohlalisi joined the Order of the Oblates (OMI) in 1955 , made his first profession on January 6, 1956, and made perpetual profession three years later . He was ordained deacon on May 28, 1963 , before the Archbishop of Maseru, Emanuel 'Mabathoana OMI, ordained a priest on July 14, 1963 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Maseru on June 11, 1990 . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Delegate in South Africa and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Lesotho, Archbishop Ambrose Battista De Paoli , on October 7th of the same year; Co- consecrators were Paul Khoarai , Bishop of Leribe , and Hubert Bucher , Bishop of Bethlehem . On June 30, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related resignation.

When Lesotho became the first African country to start the UVCT (Universal Voluntary HIV / AIDS Counseling and Testing) program in 2004, the then Bishop of the capital Maseru, Bernard Mohlalisi, and the then President Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili , were the first two to take the test and asked the population to follow them.

See also

• Roman Catholic Church in Lesotho

Web links

• Entry on Bernard Mohlalisi on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry on Bernard Mohlalisi on gcatholic.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mercy Maina: "Les évêques d'Afrique australe rendent hommage à un prélat qui a offer un" soutien spirituel "aux exilés de l'apartheid." July 24, 2020 (French) on aciafrique.org of July 24, 2020 (fr .)

predecessor	Office	successor
Alfonso Liguori Morapeli OMI	Archbishop of Maseru 1990–2009	Gerard Tlali Lerotholi OMI