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Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis

Catholic diocese in Mauritius

Diocese of Port Louis Dioecesis Portus Ludovici Diocèse de Port-Louis

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St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis
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 / -20.16409370; 57.50688310
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
www.dioceseportlouis.org

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.

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.

Leadership

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 (titular) 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 James Leen, C.S.Sp. (April 16, 1926 – August 1, 1933 see below)
Archbishop (personal title) James 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 – May 19, 2023) (Cardinal in 2016)
Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône (May 19, 2023 - present) ^[2]^[3]

Coadjutor Bishops

James Leen, C.S.Sp. (1925-1926)
Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. (1947-1949)
Maurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp. (1991-1993); future Cardinal

Auxiliary Bishop

Peter (Pierce) Michael Comerford (1862), did not take effect

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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

Schools

Secondary schools:^[4]

Loreto College Bambous Virieux
Loreto College Curepipe
Loreto College Mahebourg
Loreto College Port Louis
Loreto College Rose Hill
Loreto College St. Pierre
College du Bon et Perpétuel Secours
College de la Confiance
College Père Laval
College Sainte-Marie
Notre Dame College
Collège du Saint-Joseph
Collège du Saint-Esprit
Collège du Saint-Esprit Riviere Noire
Saint Mary's College
St. Mary's West College

References

^ Colonial Office, Great Britain (1886), "Mauritius", Colonial Office List for 1886, London{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "L'Évêque | Le Diocese - Diocese de Port Louis". www.dioceseportlouis.org. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ "Le père Jean Michaël Durhône succède à Mgr Piat - Son frère Jacques : «Il a les capacités pour être un bon évêque» | 5-Plus Dimanche". www.5plus.mu. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ "Collèges Secondaires." Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis. Retrieved on May 21, 2017.