Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole
Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole | |
|---|---|
| Bishop-Elect of Leribe, Lesotho | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru |
| See | Leribe |
| Appointed | 28 February 2025 |
| Installed | 10 May 2025 |
| Predecessor | Augustinus Tumaole Bane |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 December 1988 by George Francis Daniel |
| Consecration | 10 May 2025 |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole 10 December 1954 |
| Styles of Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Lordship |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole O.M.I., (born 10 December 1954) is a Mosotho Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop-Elect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe, Lesotho. He is a member of the Order of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He was appointed bishop on 28 February 2025 by Pope Francis.
Early life and education
He was born on 10 December 1954 at Semonkong, Maseru District, Diocese of Maseru, in Lesotho. He studied philosophy at the Oblate Scholasticate in Lesotho. He then studied theology at the Saint John Vianney National Major Seminary in Pretoria, South Africa. He was ordained priest on 3 December 1988.[1][2]
Priest
He was ordained a priest of the Order of Institute of Consecrated Life on 3 December 1988 by the hands of Archbishop George Francis Daniel, Archbishop of Pretoria. The ceremony took place at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, in Maseru, Archdiocese of Maseru, Lesotho. He took his perpetual vows as a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) on 9 December 1996.[1][2]
Following his ordination, he served in various roles including as:[2]
- Parish priest of Saint Elizabeth's Parish in Mamaneng, Pretoria from 1988 until 1992.
- Parish priest of Saint Peter Parish in Kagiso 1, Johannesburg from 1993 until 1994.
- Member of the formative team for the pre-novitiate of Rayton, Pretoria from 1994 until 1998.
- Parish priest of Saint Raphael Parish in Mamelodi, Pretoria from 1994 until 2000
- Vicar forane of the Eastern Deanery from 1999 until 2000.
- Master of novices at the International Oblate Novitiate, Johannesburg from 2002 until 2009 and from 2015 until 2016.
- Parish priest of Saint Anne Parish in Atteridgeville from 2011 until 2013.
- Chaplain of Holy Trinity High School, Pretoria from 2011 until 2013.
- Chaplain of Saint Benedict's College in Bedfordview from 2013 until 2014.
- Parish priest of Saint Peter's Parish in Cullinan from 2015 until 2017.
- Parish Priest of Saint Eugene of Mazenod in Refilwe from 2015 until 2017.
- Parish priest of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Waverley, in the metropolitan archdiocese of Pretoria from 2018 until 2025.
- Consultor of the same archdiocese, as well as provincial consultor of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in South Africa from 2018 until 2025.[2]
Bishop
On 28 January 2025 Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leribe, a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maseru. His consecration and installation are scheduled on 10 May 2025 at St. Monica's Cathedral, in Leribe, Diocese of Leribe, Lesotho.[1][2][3]
See also
Succession table
References
- ^ a b c David M, Cheney (12 March 2025). "MicroData Summary of Father Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole O.M.I., (born 10 December 1954), Bishop-Elect of Leribe". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Kansas City. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e OMI World (28 February 2025). "Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole OMI, Appointed Bishop of Leribe in Lesotho". Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI World). Rome, Italy. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ IMBISA (3 March 2025). "Welcoming Mons. Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole as new bishop of Leribe". IMBISA Communications (IMBISA). Harare, Zimbabwe. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
External links
- Father Vitalis Sekhonyana appointed Bishop of Leribe in Lesotho (Written in the Italian language).