Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis

Diocese of Port Louis Dioecesis Portus Ludovici
The Cathedral of Saint Louis
Location
Country	Mauritius
Territory	Saint Louis
Statistics
Area	1,843 km2 (712 sq mi)
Population - Total	278,251
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale de Saint-Louis
Current leadership
Pope	Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop	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.

Leadership

• 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)
  • Bishop Michael Adrian Hankinson, O.S.B. (September 28, 1863 – September 21, 1870)
  • Bishop William Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. (December 7, 1847 – September 15, 1863)
• Vicars Apostolic of Mauritius
  • Bishop William Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. (February 14, 1840 – December 7, 1847)
  • Bishop William Placid Morris, O.S.B. (June 6, 1837 – 1840)

References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy