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The Diocese of Nouakchott is a
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
situated in
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,
Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
. It is the only Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Mauritania. The Cathedral of St. Joseph is located in
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.


History

* 18 December 1965: Established as Diocese of Nouakchott from the Apostolic Prefecture of Saint-Louis du Sénégal in
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ðž ...


Leadership

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Nouakchott ** Archbishop (
titular Titular may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Title character in a narrative work, the character referred to in its title Religion * Titular (Catholicism), a cardinal who holds a titulus, one of the main churches of Rome ** Titular bisho ...
) Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard (died 2 January 1993), C.S.Sp. (15 January 1966 – 21 December 1973) ** Bishop
Robert Marie Jean Victor de Chevigny Robert Marie Jean Victor de Boissonneaux de Chevigny (2 August 1920 – 11 June 2011) was a French bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Chevigny was born in Besançon, France and was ordained a priest on 3 October 1948 in the Holy Ghost Father ...
(died 11 June 2011),
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(21 December 1973 – 10 July 1995) ** Bishop Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. (since 10 July 1995)


See also

*
List of Catholic dioceses in Morocco, Mauretania and Western Sahara {{short description, None The Catholic Church in Morocco, Mauritania and Western Sahara (which is occupied and claimed by Morocco; all three share a Franco-Spanish colonial past) is composed only of a Latin hierarchy (no Eastern Catholic), without ...
* Catholicism in Mauritania


References


GCatholic.org


Roman Catholic dioceses in Mauritania Christian organizations established in 1965 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub