Catholic Church
in
Réunion
(Overseas Department of France 
)
Catholic ChurchinRéunion(Overseas Department of France | |
Also known as: Réunion (Deutsch), Reunión (español), La Réunion (français), Riunione (Italiano), Reunion (polski), Reunião (Português), 留尼旺 (正體中文), レユニオン (日本語), Reunio (latine)
Continent: Southern Africa
Capital: Saint-Denis
Neighbouring Countries: ← Madagascar 
, ↗ Mauritius 
, ↘ French Southern Territories 
Roman Rite (1): Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
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.) 
Saints: 1 Blessed
Catholic Population: 690,000 Catholics (79.2% of 871,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 73 parishes
Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 125 priests (52 diocesan, 73 religious), 26 permanent deacons (25 diocesan, 1 religious)
Non-Clergy: 228 religious (8 brothers, 220 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 6 major seminarians, 2,162 catechists
Area: 2,507 km²
Population: 865,826
Religions: Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist
Languages: French (official), Creole widely used
Last updated on 2023.08.12
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