Diocese of Mohale's Hoek
| Diocese of Mohale's Hoek | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Lesotho |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Maseru |
| Diocesan bishop | John Joale Tlhomola SCP |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Sebastian Koto Cardinal Khoarai OMI |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 5,799 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 713,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 427,600 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 60% |
| Diocesan priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 19,436 |
| Friars | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 154 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| address | PO Box 88 Mohale’s Hoek 800 Lesotho |
The diocese Mohale's Hoek ( Latin Dioecesis Mohaleshoekensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Mohale's Hoek in Lesotho .
The diocese was founded on November 10, 1977 from what was then the diocese of Maseru . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Maseru as a suffragan .
Bishops
- Sebastian Koto Khoarai OMI , 1977-2014
- John Joale Tlhomola SCP , since 2014