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{{Short description|Catholic diocese in Mauritius}}
{{Infobox Diocese|
{{Infobox diocese
jurisdiction=Apostolic Vicariate |
| jurisdiction = Diocese<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese -->
name= Port-Louis |
| name = Port Louis
latin= Dioecesis Portus Ludovici |
| latin = Dioecesis Portus Ludovici
country= Mauritius |
| local = Diocèse de Port-Louis
metropolitan= ''Immediately subject to the Holy See'' |
| border = catholic
rite=[[Latin Rite]]|
cathedral = Cathédrale Saint-Louis <br> [[Image:Cathedral St Louis Port Louis.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] |
| image = Cathedral St Louis Port Louis.jpg
| image_size =
cocathedral = |
| image_alt =
area= 1,843 |
| caption = [[St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis]]
population= 1,143,069 |
<!---- Locations ---->
population_as_of= 2004 |
| country = [[Mauritius]]
catholics= 278,251 |
| metropolitan =
catholics_percent= 24.3 |
| territory = [[Republic of Mauritius]]
bishop= [[Maurice Piat]], [[C.S.Sp.]] |
| province = Immediately [[Exemption (Catholic canon law)|exempt]] to the [[Holy See]]
coadjutor = |
| coordinates = {{coord|-20.16409370|57.50688310|format=dms|region:MU-PL_source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}
auxiliary_bishops = |
<!---- Statistics ---->
| area_km2 = 1,862 <!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted -->
| population = 1,253,000
| population_as_of = 2013
| catholics = 312,917
| catholics_percent = 25
| parishes = 39
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination = [[Catholic]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| established = 7 December 1847
| cathedral = [[St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis|Cathédrale de Saint-Louis]]
| cocathedral =
| patron =
| priests = 57
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope = {{incumbent pope}}
| bishop = [[Jean Michaël Durhône]]
| bishop_title = Bishop elect
| metro_archbishop = Immediately subject to the Holy See
| coadjutor =
| auxiliary_bishops =
| vicar_general =
| emeritus_bishops = [[Maurice Piat]]
<!---- Map ---->
| map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
<!---- Website ---->
| website = {{URL|https://www.dioceseportlouis.org/}}
| footnotes =
}}
}}


The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis''' {[[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Portus Ludovici''} is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Port-Louis]] in [[Mauritius]].
The '''Diocese of Port-Louis''' ([[Latin]]: ''Portus Ludovici''; [[French language|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==
==History==
* June 6, 1837: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Mauritius from the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope]] and adjacent territories
On June 6, 1837, the territory was established as the [[Apostolic vicariate|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.
* December 7, 1847: Promoted as Diocese of Port-Louis


==Leadership==
==Leadership==
;Vicars Apostolic of Mauritius
* Vicar Apostolics of Port-Louis (Roman rite)
** Bishop Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp. (February 15, 1993 – present)
* Bishop [[William Placid Morris]], O.S.B. (June 6, 1837 – 1840)
** [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Jean Margéot]] (February 6, 1969 – February 15, 1993)
* Bishop Bernard Collier, O.S.B. (February 14, 1840 – December 7, 1847 ''see below'')
; Bishops of Port-Louis
** Bishop [[Daniel Liston]], C.S.Sp. (December 19, 1949 – April 23, 1968)
** Archbishop [[Jacques Leen]], C.S.Sp. (August 1, 1933 – December 19, 1949)
* Bishop [[Bernard Collier]], O.S.B. (''see above'' December 7, 1847 – September 15, 1863)
** Bishop Jacques Leen, C.S.Sp. (later Archbishop) (April 16, 1926 – August 1, 1933)
* 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),<ref>{{citation |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s8xPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA158 |chapter=Mauritius |title=Colonial Office List for 1886 |location=London |last1=Colonial Office |first1=Great Britain |year=1886 }}</ref> appointed titular archbishop in 1888
** Bishop [[Giovanni Battista Murphy]], C.S.Sp. (July 8, 1916 – April 16, 1926)
** Bishop [[James Romanus Bilsborrow]], [[O.S.B.]] (later Archbishop) (September 13, 1910 – February 7, 1916)
* Archbishop ([[titular bishop|titular]]) [[Johann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (September 27, 1887 – June 1, 1895)
** Bishop [[Peter Augustine O’Neill]], O.S.B. (May 22, 1896 – November 26, 1909)
* Bishop [[Peter Augustine O'Neill]], O.S.B. (May 22, 1896 – November 26, 1909)
** Archbishop [[Johann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (September 27, 1887 – June 1, 1895)
* Bishop [[James Romanus Bilsborrow]], [[O.S.B.]] (September 13, 1910 – February 7, 1916), appointed Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales
** Bishop [[William Benedict Scarisbrick]], O.S.B. (later Archbishop) (December 22, 1871 – September 27, 1887)
* Bishop [[John Tuohill Murphy]], C.S.Sp. (July 8, 1916 – April 16, 1926)
** Bishop [[Michael Adrian Hankinson]], O.S.B. (September 28, 1863 – September 21, 1870)
* Bishop James Leen, C.S.Sp. (April 16, 1926 – August 1, 1933 ''see below'')
** Bishop [[William Bernard Allen Collier]], O.S.B. (December 7, 1847 – September 15, 1863)
* 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)
* Vicars Apostolic of Mauritius (Roman Rite)
** Bishop William Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. (February 14, 1840 – December 7, 1847)
* Bishop [[Jean Margéot]] (February 6, 1969 – February 15, 1993) (Cardinal in 1988)
** Bishop [[William Placid Morris]], O.S.B. (June 6, 1837 – 1840)
* Bishop [[Maurice Piat]], C.S.Sp. (February 15, 1993 – May 19, 2023) (Cardinal in 2016)
* Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône (May 19, 2023 - present) <ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Évêque {{!}} Le Diocese - Diocese de Port Louis |url=https://www.dioceseportlouis.org/diocese/l-eveque/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.dioceseportlouis.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Le père Jean Michaël Durhône succède à Mgr Piat - Son frère Jacques : «Il a les capacités pour être un bon évêque» {{!}} 5-Plus Dimanche |url=https://www.5plus.mu/actualite/le-pere-jean-michael-durhone-succede-mgr-piat-son-frere-jacques-il-les-capacites-pour-etre |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.5plus.mu}}</ref>

;Coadjutor Bishops
*[[James Leen]], C.S.Sp. (1925-1926)
*[[Daniel Liston]], C.S.Sp. (1947-1949)
*[[Maurice Piat|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 [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Victoria|Port Victoria]] in 2020.

==Schools==
Secondary schools:<ref>"[http://www.dioceseportlouis.org/education/colleges-secondaires/ Collèges Secondaires]." Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis. Retrieved on May 21, 2017.</ref>
* [[Loreto College Bambous Virieux]]
* [[Loreto College Curepipe]]
* [[Loreto College Mahebourg]]
* [[Loreto College Port Louis]]
* [[Loreto College of Rose-Hill|Loreto College Rose Hill]]
* [[Loreto College St. Pierre]]
* [[College du Bon et Perpétuel Secours]]
* [[College de la Confiance]]
* [[College Père Laval]]
* [[College Sainte-Marie (Mauritius)|College Sainte-Marie]]
* [[Notre Dame College (Mauritius)|Notre Dame College]]
* [[Collège du Saint-Joseph]]
* [[Collège du Saint-Esprit]]
* [[Collège du Saint-Esprit|Collège du Saint-Esprit Riviere Noire]]
* [[Saint Mary's College, Mauritius|Saint Mary's College]]
* [[St. Mary's West College]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/plou0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/plou0.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dplou.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dplou.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* {{official website}}


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Latest revision as of 20:20, 26 March 2024

Diocese of Port Louis

Dioecesis Portus Ludovici

Diocèse de Port-Louis
catholic
St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis
Location
CountryMauritius
TerritoryRepublic of Mauritius
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Coordinates20°09′51″S 57°30′25″E / 20.16409370°S 57.50688310°E / -20.16409370; 57.50688310
Statistics
Area1,862 km2 (719 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
1,253,000
312,917 (25%)
Parishes39
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7 December 1847
CathedralCathédrale de Saint-Louis
Secular priests57
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop electJean Michaël Durhône
Metropolitan ArchbishopImmediately subject to the Holy See
Bishops emeritusMaurice 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

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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

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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
Coadjutor Bishops
Auxiliary Bishop
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Schools

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Secondary schools:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Colonial Office, Great Britain (1886), "Mauritius", Colonial Office List for 1886, London{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "L'Évêque | Le Diocese - Diocese de Port Louis". www.dioceseportlouis.org. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Collèges Secondaires." Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis. Retrieved on May 21, 2017.
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