Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

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Bishop(s) Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 27 September 1850 Immediately Subject to the Holy See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Réunion Square Kilometers: 2,600 (1,004 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-reunion.org/ Mailing Address: 36 Rue de Paris, B.P. 55, 97461 St.-Denis-de-La-Reunion CEDEX, La Reunion Telephone: 94.85.70 Fax: 94.85.71

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean
  • Erected: 1712
  • Country: Réunion

• Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon
  • Elevated: 1818
  • Country: Réunion

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez † (22 Jun 1850 Appointed - 4 Feb 1857 Appointed, Bishop of Limoges)
• Armand-René Maupoint † (14 Feb 1857 Appointed - 10 Jul 1871 Died)
• Victor-Jean-François-Paulin Delannoy † (10 Feb 1872 Appointed - 10 Oct 1876 Appointed, Bishop of Aire et Dax)
• Dominique-Clément-Marie Soulé † (10 Oct 1876 Appointed - 30 Nov 1880 Resigned)
• Joseph Coldefy † (17 Feb 1881 Appointed - 18 Jan 1887 Died)
• Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet † (12 Oct 1887 Appointed - 26 Nov 1892 Appointed, Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis))
• Jacques-Paul-Antonin Fabre † (26 Nov 1892 Appointed - 26 Dec 1919 Died)
• Georges-Marie de Labonninière de Beaumont, C.S.Sp. † (26 Dec 1919 Succeeded - 23 Jul 1934 Died)
• François-Emile-Marie Cléret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. † (10 Dec 1934 Appointed - 21 Oct 1960 Resigned)
• Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. † (7 Nov 1960 Appointed - 19 Feb 1975 Resigned)
• Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (20 Nov 1975 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean
1712	Erected	Diocese of Malacca	Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon
1818	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean	Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon
1841	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon	Prefecture Apostolic of Madagascar (erected)
Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
27 September 1850	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon	Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
26 February 1860	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Prefecture Apostolic of Zanguebar (erected) ((or 12 Nov 1862))

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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
Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
1949	229,488	243,187	94.4%	31	41	72	3,187		32	334	57	ap1951
1970	420,000	440,000	95.5%	52	59	111	3,783		107	489	65	ap1971
1980	448,000	490,000	91.4%	58	55	113	3,964		97	430	69	ap1981
1990	520,000	580,000	89.7%	58	48	106	4,905	1	88	413	75	ap1991
1999	590,000	640,000	92.2%	52	45	97	6,082	7	82	386	75	ap2000
2000	590,000	640,000	92.2%	55	47	102	5,784	13	84	346	75	ap2001
2001	595,000	645,000	92.2%	58	52	110	5,409	13	86	505	75	ap2004

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (Priest: 23 Aug 1970; Bishop: 20 Nov 1975 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• François-Emile-Marie Cléret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1934 to 21 Oct 1960)
• Joseph Coldefy † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1881 to 18 Jan 1887)
• Victor-Jean-François-Paulin Delannoy † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1872 to 10 Oct 1876)
• Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1850 to 4 Feb 1857)
• Jacques-Paul-Antonin Fabre † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1892 to 26 Dec 1919)
• Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet † (Bishop: 12 Oct 1887 to 26 Nov 1892)
• Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1960 to 19 Feb 1975)
• Georges-Marie de Labonninière de Beaumont, C.S.Sp. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Mar 1917; Bishop: 26 Dec 1919 to 23 Jul 1934)
• Armand-René Maupoint † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1857 to 10 Jul 1871)
• Dominique-Clément-Marie Soulé † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1876 to 30 Nov 1880)