Catholic Church
in
Republic of Mauritius (Mauritius)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Mauritius (Mauritius) | |
Also known as: Mauricio (español), Maurice (français), Mauritius (Deutsch, Italiano, polski, latine), Maurícia (Português), 毛里裘斯 (正體中文), モーリシャス (日本語), Mauritia (latine)
Continent: Southern Africa
Capital: Port Louis
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Réunion 
, ← Madagascar 
, ↗ British Indian Ocean Territory 
, ↘ French Southern Territories 
Roman Rite (2): Port-Louis, Rodrigues
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Mauritius 
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale de l’Océan Indien (CEDOI) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) 
Cardinals (0 electors/1 total)BishopsSaints: 1 Blessed
Catholic Population: 372,000 Catholics (28.2% of 1,320,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 53 parishes
Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 91 priests (44 diocesan, 47 religious), 5 permanent deacons (4 diocesan, 1 religious)
Non-Clergy: 178 religious (14 brothers, 164 sisters), 8 members of secular institutes (sisters), 9 major seminarians, 3,105 catechists
Area: 2,030 km²
Population: 1,356,388
Religions: Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1%
Languages: Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1%
Ethnic Groups: Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian
Motto: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici (Latin) (Star and key of the Indian Ocean)
Last updated on 2023.08.21
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