Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole

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.

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.