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.