Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis

Diocese of Port Louis
Diocese of Port Louis; Dioecesis Portus Ludovici; Diocèse de Port-Louis
	The Cathedral of Saint Louis
Location
Country	Mauritius
Territory	Saint Louis
Statistics
Area	1,862 km2 (719 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013); 1,253,000; 312,917 (25%)
Parishes	39
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 December 1847
Cathedral	Cathédrale de Saint-Louis
Secular priests	57
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Website
	dioceseportlouis.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis (Latin: Portus Ludovici; French: Diocèse de Port-Louis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius.

History

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.

Vicars Apostolic of Mauritius
- Bishop William Placid Morris, O.S.B. (June 6, 1837 – 1840)
- Bishop Bernard Collier, O.S.B. (February 14, 1840 – December 7, 1847 see below)
Bishops of Port-Louis
- Bishop Bernard Collier, O.S.B. (see above December 7, 1847 – September 15, 1863)
- Bishop Michael Adrian Hankinson, O.S.B. (September 28, 1863 – September 21, 1870)
- Bishop William Benedict Scarisbrick, O.S.B. (December 22, 1871 – September 27, 1887),[1] appointed titular archbishop in 1888
- Archbishop (personal title) Johann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin, S.J. (September 27, 1887 – June 1, 1895)
- Bishop Peter Augustine O’Neill, O.S.B. (May 22, 1896 – November 26, 1909)
- Bishop James Romanus Bilsborrow, O.S.B. (September 13, 1910 – February 7, 1916), appointed Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales
- Bishop John Tuohill Murphy, C.S.Sp. (July 8, 1916 – April 16, 1926)
- Bishop Jacques Leen, C.S.Sp. (April 16, 1926 – August 1, 1933 see below)
- Archbishop (personal title) Jacques Leen, C.S.Sp. (see above August 1, 1933 – December 19, 1949)
- Bishop Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. (December 19, 1949 – April 23, 1968)
- Bishop Jean Margéot (February 6, 1969 – February 15, 1993) (Cardinal in 1988)
- Bishop Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp. (February 15, 1993 – present) (Cardinal in 2016)

Alain Harel, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Rodrigues in 2002, later became bishop of Port Victoria in 2020.

Secondary schools:[2]

"Mauritius", Colonial Office List for 1886, London
"Collèges Secondaires." Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis. Retrieved on May 21, 2017.

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