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 26.3% of the total population (324,811 people). In 2022, Catholics made up 24.9% from Mauritius's population.
The country is divided into two territorial jurisdictions: Port-Louis Vicariate Apostolic of Rodrigues
In 2020, there were 99 priests and 171 nuns serving 48 parishes.Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
Catholicism by district
RankDistrict% Catholic% Christian1Rodrigues90,997,72Black River45,956,63Port Louis34,741,44Plaines Wilhems28,936,85Savanne19,424,16Pamplemousses19,425,17Grand Port17,823,48Rivière du Rempart15,825,19Flacq15,019,710Moka13,418,1
Catholicism by populated places List of places in Mauritius with a Roman Catholic population of at least 50.0% of the total population.
Rank Place Name District Roman-Catholics Percentage 1 Marechal Rodrigues 5,351 94.0% 2 Saint Gabriel Rodrigues 7,013 93,6% 3 Grande Montagne Rodrigues 6,093 92.8% 4 Baie aux Huîtres Rodrigues 5,425 89.3% 5 La Ferme Rodrigues 6,108 88.5% 6 Port Mathurin Rodrigues 6,762 87.8% 7 Case Noyale Rivière Noire 1,311 77.0% 8 Le Morne Rivière Noire 881 67.8% 9 Albion Rivière Noire 3,253 62.5% 10 Baie du Tombeau Pamplemousses 9,037 61.5% 11 Tamarin Rivière Noire 2,316 61.5% 12 Grande Rivière Noire Rivière Noire 1,578 59.1% 13 Bel Ombre Savanne 1,419 58.7% 14 Baie du Cap Savanne 1,332 55.8% 15 La Gaulette Rivière Noire 1,221 52.7% 16 Bambous Virieux Grand Port 750 50.1%
See also Christianity in Mauritius List of saints from Africa
External links Catholic Hierarchy website
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