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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.
Mauritius Diocese of Port-Louis on Mauritius (also covers the British Indian Ocean Territory) Apostolic Vicariate of Rodrigues, covering part of Mauritius; Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion on and for Réunion; Diocese of Port Victoria on and for the Seychelles; Apostolic Vicariate of Archipel des Comores, on the Comoros, also for Mayotte.
St. Louis Cathedral [1] (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Port-Louis, Mauritian Creole: Katedral Sin Lwi) [2] is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Port Louis, Mauritius, [3] the seat of the bishop of Port-Louis. [4] Several churches have been built in succession at this location.
In France, most dioceses coincide with a department of France, but there are a few exceptions, where some arrondissements are attached to a diocese outside the department, or form a separate diocese within the department (this happens mainly in departments with numerous populations, such as Nord or Bouches-du-Rhône). Along with the list of the ...
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 ]
St. Joseph's College is a Catholic boys' secondary school located in Curepipe, Mauritius. It is one of the main secondary schools in Curepipe and Mauritius. Opened by the Brothers of Christian Schools in January 1877, it has been administered by the Diocese of Port-Louis since 1985. Its motto is Ad altiora cum Christo. The students are known as ...
on and for all Mauritius: Diocese of Port-Louis; in Morocco: Archdiocese of Rabat; Archdiocese of Tanger; on and for all the French territory Réunion: Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion; in Nigeria: Maronite Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa, with cathedral see Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, in Ibadan, Oyo state
This includes the Port Louis team, named the Association Sportive Port-Louis 2000 (AS Port-Louis 2000), which won the national championship in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2011. Another popular sports activity in Port Louis is the Thoroughbred horse races held at the Champ de Mars Racecourse , which is the second oldest horse race track in the world.