Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Lesotho 🇱🇸

Date	Change
1894.05.08	Apostolic Prefecture of Basutoland was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Orange Free State)
1909.02.18	Apostolic Prefecture of Basutoland was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Basutoland
1951.01.11	Apostolic Vicariate of Basutoland was promoted as Diocese of Maseru (became suffragan of Bloemfontein)
1952.12.11	Diocese of Leribe was established (from Diocese of Maseru and became suffragan of Bloemfontein)
1961.01.03	Diocese of Maseru was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru (with suffragan sees Leribe and Qacha’s Nek and lost territory to establish Diocese of Qacha’s Nek)
1961.01.03	Diocese of Qacha’s Nek was established (from Diocese of Maseru and became suffragan of Maseru)
1977.11.10	Diocese of Mohale’s Hoek was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru and became suffragan of Maseru)