Lesotho

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar 2000	61.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
1 Mar 2000	61.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
24 May 2000	69.0	Appointed	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	69.0	Appointed	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to Nambia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
	69.0	Appointed	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Delegate to Botswana	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
24 Jun 2000	69.1	Appointed	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
24 Jun 2000	69.1	Appointed	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
3 Mar 2001	76.7	Retired	Edward Idris Cassidy	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
9 Dec 2001	78.6	Died	Joseph Mees †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
26 Feb 2002	77.6	Appointed	Edward Idris Cassidy	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
18 Dec 2004	70.3	Appointed	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
Aug 2006	75.2	Retired	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	75.2	Retired	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
	75.2	Retired	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to Nambia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
	75.2	Retired	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
	75.2	Retired	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Apostolic Delegate to Botswana	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
17 Aug 2006	56.2	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Titular Archbishop of Altinum	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
	56.2	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
	56.2	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Nambia	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
	56.2	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Delegate to Botswana	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
6 Sep 2006	56.3	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
6 Sep 2006	56.3	Ordained Bishop	James Patrick Green	Titular Archbishop of Altinum	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
23 Sep 2006	56.3	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
10 Oct 2007	73.1	Died	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
7 Feb 2009	58.7	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
30 Jun 2009	61.9	Appointed	Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.	Bishop of Leribe
	76.1	Retired	Paul Khoarai	Bishop of Leribe	Bishop Emeritus
	55.4	Appointed	Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Maseru
	76.3	Retired	Bernard Mohlalisi, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Maseru	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Jul 2009	71.3	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
12 Sep 2009	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Maseru
19 Sep 2009	62.1	Ordained Bishop	Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.	Bishop of Leribe
17 Jul 2010	71.8	Died	Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane †	Bishop of Qacha’s Nek
15 Oct 2011	61.4	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
5 Jan 2012	73.8	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
18 Feb 2012	73.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary