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Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii Reunionis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 27 September 1850
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Réunion
  • Square Kilometers: 2,512 (970 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.eglisealareunion.org
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, 36 rue de Paris, 97404 St.-Denis-de-La-Reunion CEDEX; B.P. 10055, 97461 St.-Denis-de-La-Reunion CEDEX, La Reunion
  • Telephone: 94.85.70

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean
1712ErectedDiocese of Malacca Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon
1818ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon
1826Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Bourbon Prefecture Apostolic of Batavia (erected)
10 January 1830Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Bourbon Prefecture Apostolic of South Sea Islands / Oceania / Islands of the Great Ocean (erected)
1841Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Bourbon Prefecture Apostolic of Madagascar (erected)
Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
27 September 1850ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Bourbon Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
26 February 1860Territory LostDiocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion Prefecture Apostolic of Zanguebar (erected) ((or 12 Nov 1862))

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
1949229,488243,18794.4%3141723,1873233457ap1951
1970420,000440,00095.5%52591113,78310748965ap1971
1980448,000490,00091.4%58551133,9649743069ap1981
1990520,000580,00089.7%58481064,90518841375ap1991
1999590,000640,00092.2%5245976,08278238675ap2000
2000590,000640,00092.2%55471025,784138434675ap2001
2001595,000645,00092.2%58521105,409138650575ap2004
2010644,000806,00079.9%65621275,070197528671ap2011
2014672,700849,00079.2%57641215,559226824772ap2015
2017674,000850,99679.2%53721255,392247723772ap2018
2020683,550863,06379.2%54871414,847299424673ap2021
2022689,732870,87079.2%52731255,517268522073ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 616

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