Catholic Church in Mauritius

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The Catholic Church in Mauritius is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

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According to the 2011 census, Catholics made up 26% of the total population (324,811 people). [1] Later figures stated that they made up 21.34% of the population in 2020. [2]

The country is divided into two territorial jurisdictions:

In 2020, there were 99 priests and 171 nuns serving 48 parishes. [3]

Catholicism by district

RankDistrict% Catholic% Christian
1 Rodrigues 90,997,7
2 Black River 45,956,6
3 Port Louis 34,741,4
4 Plaines Wilhems 28,936,8
5 Savanne 19,424,1
6 Pamplemousses 19,425,1
7 Grand Port 17,823,4
8 Rivière du Rempart 15,825,1
9 Flacq 15,019,7
10 Moka 13,418,1

Catholicism by populated places

List of places in Mauritius with a Roman Catholic population of at least 50.0% of the total population.

RankPlace NameDistrictRoman-CatholicsPercentage
1 Marechal Rodrigues 5,35194.0%
2 Saint Gabriel Rodrigues 7,01393,6%
3 Grande Montagne Rodrigues 6,09392.8%
4 Baie aux Huîtres Rodrigues 5,42589.3%
5 La Ferme Rodrigues 6,10888.5%
6 Port Mathurin Rodrigues 6,76287.8%
7 Case Noyale Rivière Noire 1,31177.0%
8 Le Morne Rivière Noire 88167.8%
9 Albion Rivière Noire 3,25362.5%
10 Baie du Tombeau Pamplemousses 9,03761.5%
11 Tamarin Rivière Noire 2,31661.5%
12 Grande Rivière Noire Rivière Noire 1,57859.1%
13 Bel Ombre Savanne 1,41958.7%
14 Baie du Cap Savanne 1,33255.8%
15 La Gaulette Rivière Noire 1,22152.7%
16 Bambous Virieux Grand Port 75050.1%

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References

  1. ↑ "Resident population by religion and sex" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. p. 68. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ↑ World Religion Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
  3. ↑ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08


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