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Christianity first came to Mauritius with the first inhabitants, the Dutch. However, the Dutch abandoned the island in 1710. [3] The French brought Christianity again when they arrived in 1715. From 1723, there was a law whereby all slaves coming to the island must be baptised Catholic. [5] This law does not seem to have been strictly adhered ...
Christianity in Mauritius This page was last edited on 4 January 2019, at 18:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Catholic Church in Mauritius is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the 2011 census, Catholics made up 26% of the total population (324,811 people). [1] Later figures stated that they made up 21.34% of the population in 2020. [2]
Statue of Hindu Goddess Durga at Ganga Talao.. Mauritius is a religiously diverse nation, with Hinduism being the most widely professed faith. [2] According to the 2011 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, 48.5% of the Mauritian population follows Hinduism, followed by Christianity (31.7%), out of which 24.94% are Catholic, Islam (17.3%) out of which 1.21% are Bangladeshi nationals [3 ...
Christianity in Mauritius (8 C, 1 P) E. ... Pages in category "Religion in Mauritius" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
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Anglicanism in Mauritius (3 C, 2 P) M. Protestant missionaries in Mauritius (1 C, ...
Cathedrals in Mauritius (1 C) R. Roman Catholic churches in Mauritius (1 C) Pages in category "Churches in Mauritius" This category contains only the following page.