Catholic Church in Mauritius explained

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

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
1Rodrigues90,997,7
2Black River45,956,6
3Port Louis34,741,4
4Plaines Wilhems28,936,8
5Savanne19,424,1
6Pamplemousses19,425,1
7Grand Port17,823,4
8Rivière du Rempart15,825,1
9Flacq15,019,7
10Moka13,418,1

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
align=center 1MarechalRodriguesalign=right 5,351align=right 94.0%
align=center 2Saint GabrielRodriguesalign=right 7,013align=right 93,6%
align=center 3Grande MontagneRodriguesalign=right 6,093align=right 92.8%
align=center 4Baie aux HuîtresRodriguesalign=right 5,425align=right 89.3%
align=center 5La FermeRodriguesalign=right 6,108align=right 88.5%
align=center 6Port MathurinRodriguesalign=right 6,762align=right 87.8%
align=center 7Case NoyaleRivière Noirealign=right 1,311align=right 77.0%
align=center 8Le MorneRivière Noirealign=right 881align=right 67.8%
align=center 9AlbionRivière Noirealign=right 3,253align=right 62.5%
align=center 10Baie du TombeauPamplemoussesalign=right 9,037align=right 61.5%
align=center 11TamarinRivière Noirealign=right 2,316align=right 61.5%
align=center 12Grande Rivière NoireRivière Noirealign=right 1,578align=right 59.1%
align=center 13Bel OmbreSavannealign=right 1,419align=right 58.7%
align=center 14Baie du CapSavannealign=right 1,332align=right 55.8%
align=center 15La GauletteRivière Noirealign=right 1,221align=right 52.7%
align=center 16Bambous VirieuxGrand Portalign=right 750align=right 50.1%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resident population by religion and sex. Statistics Mauritius. 68. 13 April 2020.
  2. https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=147c World Religion Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
  3. https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/mauritius Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08

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