Diocese of Port-Louis

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Bishop(s) Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp., Bishop Jean Margéot, Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 7 December 1847 Immediately Subject to the Holy See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Mauritius Square Kilometers: 1,843 (711 Square Miles) Mailing Address: 13 Rue Mgr Gonin, Port-Louis, Ile Maurice Telephone: (208)30.68; 52.70 Fax: 66.07

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• William Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. † (17 Dec 1847 Appointed - 15 Sep 1863 Resigned)
• Michael Adrian Hankinson, O.S.B. † (28 Sep 1863 Appointed - 21 Sep 1870 Died)
• William Benedict Scarisbrick, O.S.B. † (22 Dec 1871 Appointed - 27 Sep 1887 Resigned)
• Johann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin, S.J. † (27 Sep 1887 Appointed - 1 Jun 1895 Died)
• Peter Augustine O'Neill, O.S.B. † (22 May 1896 Appointed - 26 Nov 1909 Resigned)
• James Romanus Bilsborrow, O.S.B. † (13 Sep 1910 Appointed - 7 Feb 1916 Appointed, Archbishop of Cardiff)
• John Baptist Tuohill Murphy, C.S.Sp. † (8 Jul 1916 Appointed - 16 Apr 1926 Died)
• Jacques Leen, C.S.Sp. † (16 Apr 1926 Succeeded - 19 Dec 1949 Died)
• Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. † (19 Dec 1949 Succeeded - 23 Apr 1968 Resigned)
• Jean Margéot (6 Feb 1969 Appointed - 15 Feb 1993 Retired)
• Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp. (15 Feb 1993 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
7 December 1847	Erected		Diocese of Port-Louis (erected)
1852	Territory Lost	Diocese of Port-Louis	Prefecture Apostolic of Seychelles (erected)
31 October 2002	Territory Lost	Diocese of Port-Louis	Vicariate Apostolic of Rodrigues (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	141,941	419,185	33.9%	27	34	61	2,326		29	310	37	ap1951
1970	269,000	812,348	33.1%	78	32	110	2,445		53	301	42	ap1971
1980	340,000	970,000	35.1%	55	41	96	3,541		101	316	45	ap1981
1990	294,903	1,085,570	27.2%	55	32	87	3,389		61	271	44	ap1991
1999	310,000	1,276,000	24.3%	59	28	87	3,563		64	261	49	ap2000
2000	287,853	1,242,000	23.2%	60	28	88	3,271		64	261	49	ap2001
2001	287,726	1,180,915	24.4%	59	36	95	3,028		66	246	52	ap2002
2002	245,639	1,143,069	21.5%	58	42	100	2,456		67	234	49	ap2003
2003	278,251	1,143,069	24.3%	59	45	104	2,675		74	250	46	ap2004
2004	278,251	1,143,069	24.3%	57	40	97	2,868		74	234	46	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• James Romanus Bilsborrow, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1910 to 7 Feb 1916)
• William Bernard Allen Collier, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 15 Sep 1863)
• Michael Adrian Hankinson, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1863 to 21 Sep 1870)
• Alain Harel (Priest: 3 Sep 1978 to 31 Oct 2002)
• Jacques Leen, C.S.Sp. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 15 Jul 1925; Bishop: 16 Apr 1926; Archbishop (Personal Title): 1 Aug 1933 to 19 Dec 1949)
• Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Mar 1947; Bishop: 19 Dec 1949 to 23 Apr 1968)
• Jean Margéot (Priest: 17 Dec 1938; Bishop: 6 Feb 1969 to 15 Feb 1993)
• Johann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin, S.J. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 27 Sep 1887 to 1 Jun 1895)
• John Baptist Tuohill Murphy, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1916 to 16 Apr 1926)
• Peter Augustine O'Neill, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 22 May 1896 to 26 Nov 1909)
• Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp. (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Jan 1991; Bishop: 15 Feb 1993)
• William Benedict Scarisbrick, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1871 to 27 Sep 1887)