Diocese of Port Louis Dioecesis Portus Ludovici Diocèse de Port-Louis | |
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catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Mauritius |
Territory | Republic of Mauritius |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Coordinates | 20°09′51″S 57°30′25″E / 20.16409370°S 57.50688310°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,862 km2 (719 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,253,000 312,917 (25%) |
Parishes | 39 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 7 December 1847 |
Cathedral | Cathédrale de Saint-Louis |
Secular priests | 57 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Jean Michaël Durhône |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Bishops emeritus | Maurice Piat |
Website | |
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The Diocese of Port-Louis (Latin: Portus Ludovici; French: Diocèse de Port-Louis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius.
On June 6, 1837, the territory was established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mauritius from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope and adjacent territories. On December 7, 1847, the vicariate was promoted to a diocese.
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