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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.
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 ]
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 is a growing list of territorial dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches). Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including archeparchies) are marked in bold type and are also listed at List of ...
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 ...
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.
St. James Cathedral, located on the Poudriere Street is locally called cyclone shelter with its two metre thick wall of the old structure. [11] St. Andrews, built in 1851 and St. Johns' in 1856 in Port Louis are prominent churches built by Patrick Beaton, the first minister of Church of Scotland in Mauritius. [12]