Vicariate Apostolic Rodrigues
Vicariate Apostolic Rodrigues | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Mauritius |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Apostolic Vicar | Alain Harel |
founding | 2002 |
surface | 102 km² |
Parishes | 3 (2003 / AP 2004 ) |
Residents | 35,779 (2003 / AP 2004 ) |
Catholics | 32,612 (2003 / AP 2004 ) |
proportion of | 91.1% |
Diocesan priest | 4 (2003 / AP 2004 ) |
Catholics per priest | 8,153 |
Religious sisters | 10 (2003 / AP 2004 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
cathedral | Cathédrale de Saint Gabriel |
Website | egliserodrigues.org (French) |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Rodrigues ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Rodrigensis ) is an on Mauritius situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Port Mathurin on the island Rodrigues .
The area of the vicariate includes the island of Rodrigues. It was separated from the Diocese of Port-Louis on October 31, 2002 . Alain Harel has been the first local ordinary since 2002 .
In 2002 there were 32,612 Catholics (91.1%) in 11 parishes with 4 diocesan priests .