The Diocese of Port-Louis (
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: ''Portus Ludovici'';
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: ''Diocèse de Port-Louis'') is a
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ecclesiastical territory or
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History
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of the
Catholic Church
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located in the city of
Port Louis
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, the capital city of
Mauritius
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.
History
On June 6, 1837, the territory was established as the
Apostolic Vicariate of Mauritius from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope
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and adjacent territories. On December 7, 1847, the vicariate was promoted to a diocese.
Bishops
* Vicars Apostolic of Mauritius
** Bishop
William Placid Morris
William Placid Morris OSB (29 September 1794 – 18 February 1872) was a London-born Roman Catholic bishop.
Morris was ordained a priest of the Order of Saint Benedict on 29 June 1817 and was assigned to missionary work in London, first at the ch ...
, O.S.B. (June 6, 1837 – 1840)
** Bishop Bernard Collier, O.S.B. (February 14, 1840 – December 7, 1847 ''see below'')
* Bishops of Port-Louis
** Bishop
Bernard Collier, O.S.B. (''see above'' December 7, 1847 – September 15, 1863)
** Bishop
Michael Adrian Hankinson, O.S.B. (September 28, 1863 – September 21, 1870)
** Bishop
William Benedict Scarisbrick, O.S.B. (December 22, 1871 – September 27, 1887), appointed titular archbishop in 1888
** Archbishop (
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)
Johann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin,
S.J. (September 27, 1887 – June 1, 1895)
** Bishop
Peter Augustine O'Neill, O.S.B. (May 22, 1896 – November 26, 1909)
** Bishop
James Romanus Bilsborrow,
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(September 13, 1910 – February 7, 1916), appointed Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales
** Bishop
John Tuohill Murphy, C.S.Sp. (July 8, 1916 – April 16, 1926)
** Bishop James Leen, C.S.Sp. (April 16, 1926 – August 1, 1933 ''see below'')
** Archbishop (personal title)
James Leen, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' August 1, 1933 – December 19, 1949)
** Bishop
Daniel Liston
Daniel Liston (1900–1986) was an Irish member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, who served a Bishop of Port Louis in Mauritius from 1949 until 1968. , C.S.Sp. (December 19, 1949 – April 23, 1968)
** Bishop
Jean Margéot
Jean Margéot (3 February 1916 – 17 July 2009) was Mauritian Roman Catholic priest, bishop and cardinal.
Education
A native of Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius, Jean Margéot attended Collège Père Laval before attending the Royal College Curepipe. ...
(February 6, 1969 – February 15, 1993) (Cardinal in 1988)
** Bishop
Maurice Piat
Maurice Piat CSSp GCSK (born 19 July 1941) is a Mauritian Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Port Louis, Mauritius, since 1993; he is also a professed member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Piat was ordained a priest in ...
, C.S.Sp. (February 15, 1993 – present) (Cardinal in 2016)
Coadjutor Bishops
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James Leen, C.S.Sp. (1925-1926)
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Daniel Liston
Daniel Liston (1900–1986) was an Irish member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, who served a Bishop of Port Louis in Mauritius from 1949 until 1968. , C.S.Sp. (1947-1949)
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Maurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp. (1991-1993); future Cardinal
Auxiliary Bishop
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Peter (Pierce) Michael Comerford (1862), did not take effect
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Rodrigues in 2002, later became bishop of
Port Victoria in 2020.
Schools
Secondary schools:
Collèges Secondaires
" Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis. Retrieved on May 21, 2017.
* Loreto College Bambous Virieux
* Loreto College Curepipe
* Loreto College Mahebourg
* Loreto College Port Louis
* Loreto College Rose Hill
Loreto College Rose Hill is a private secondary girls' school in Rose Hill, Mauritius. One of seven Loreto College campuses in Mauritius, it opened in 1951. Cathy de Cazanove is the current rector and the asst. rector is Roselyn Thomas.
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* Loreto College St. Pierre
* College du Bon et Perpétuel Secours
* College de la Confiance
* College Père Laval
* College Sainte-Marie
* Notre Dame College
* Collège du Saint-Esprit
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* Collège du Saint-Esprit Riviere Noire
* Saint Mary's College
* St. Mary's West College
Notes
References
GCatholic.org
External links
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1837 establishments in Mauritius
Religion in Port Louis
Religious organizations established in 1837
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Roman Catholic dioceses in Mauritius