Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

Cathedral of Saint-Denis.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion (Latin: Sancti Dionysii Reunionis) is the Roman Catholic diocese on the island of Réunion.

History

• 1712: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Islands of the Indian Ocean from the Diocese of Malacca in Malaysia
• 1818: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Bourbon
• 1850: Promoted as Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

Special churches

The seat of the bishop is Cathédrale Saint-Denis in Saint-Denis.

Leadership

Bishops of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion (Roman rite):

• Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (since 1975.11.20)
• Bishop Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. (1960.11.07 – 1975.02.19)
• Bishop François-Emile-Marie Cléret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. (1934.12.10 – 1960.10.21)
• Bishop Jacques-Paul-Antonin Fabre (1892.11.26 – 1919.12.26)
• Archbishop Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet (1887.10.12 – 1893.01.19)
• Bishop Joseph Coldefy (1881.02.17 – 1887.01.18)
• Archbishop Dominique-Clément-Marie Soulé (1876.10.10 – 1880.11.30)
• Bishop Victor-Jean-François-Paulin Delannoy (1872.02.10 – 1876.12.18)
• Bishop Armand-René Maupoint (1857.02.14 – 1871.07.10)
• Cardinal Florian-Jules Desprez (1850.06.22 – 1857.03.19)

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information

Link

• The Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion website

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