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	(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.

Bishops of Port-Louis
- Bishop Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp. (February 15, 1993 – present)
- Cardinal Jean Margéot (February 6, 1969 – February 15, 1993)
- 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 Jacques Leen, C.S.Sp. (later Archbishop) (April 16, 1926 – August 1, 1933)
- Bishop John Tuohill 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)
- Bishop Peter Augustine O’Neill, O.S.B. (May 22, 1896 – November 26, 1909)
- Archbishop Johann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin, S.J. (September 27, 1887 – June 1, 1895)
- Bishop William Benedict Scarisbrick, O.S.B. (later Archbishop) (December 22, 1871 – September 27, 1887)^[1]
- Bishop Michael Adrian Hankinson, O.S.B. (September 28, 1863 – September 21, 1870)
- Bishop Bernard Collier, O.S.B. (December 7, 1847 – September 15, 1863)
Vicars Apostolic of Mauritius
- Bishop Bernard Collier, O.S.B. (February 14, 1840 – December 7, 1847)
- Bishop William Placid Morris, O.S.B. (June 6, 1837 – 1840)

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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