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Adam Mallane Taaso was the bishop of Lesotho [1] from 2008 [2] until 2020. [3] He resigned his see due to health reason. [4]
Taaso was educated at the National University of Lesotho. He was a priest in the Diocese of Lesotho since 1993, during that time he was also a teacher. In 2008 he became the bishop of Lesotho.
He was embroiled in a financial scandal in 2016. [5]
He and his wife Matsepo have four children and four grandchildren. Taaso is the author of Seponono, a book of Sesotho poetry.
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