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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion

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Latin Catholic diocese in Réunion
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Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion

Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii Reunionis

Diocèse de Saint-Denis de La Réunion
Location
Country Réunion, France
MetropolitanImmediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
806,000
644,000 (79.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1712 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean)
1818 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon)
27 September 1850 (As Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion)
CathedralCathedral of Saint Denis in Saint-Denis, Réunion
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPascal Chane-Teng  [fr; de]
Bishops emeritusGilbert Aubry
Website
http://www.eglisealareunion.org/

The Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii Reunionis; French: Diocèse de Saint-Denis de La Réunion) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located on the island of Réunion. It is immediately subject to the Holy See. As such, it is not part of an ecclesiastical province, but is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (with Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles). The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint-Denis (French: Cathédrale de Saint-Denis de La Réunion) located in Saint-Denis.

History

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Ordinaries

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Apostolic Prefect of Bourbon
  • Gabriel-Henri-Jérôme de Solages (1829 – 1832年12月08日), later first Apostolic Prefect of daughter jurisdiction South Seas Islands (New Zealand) (1830 – 1832年12月08日)
Exempt Bishops of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

Coadjutor Bishop

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Churches

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Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion Churches

See also

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References

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Sovereign states
States with limited
recognition
Dependencies and
other territories
Province of Besançon
Province of Bordeaux
Province of Clermont
Province of Dijon
Province of Lille
Province of Lyon
Province of Marseille
Province of Montpellier
Province of Paris
Province of Poitiers
Province of Reims
Province of Rennes
Province of Rouen
Province of Toulouse
Province of Tours
Province of Martinique
Province of Papeete
Province of Noumea
Directly under Holy See
Ordinariate
for Eastern Catholics
See also

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