Roman Catholic Church in Mauritania

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The Roman Catholic Church in Mauritania is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church .

In the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in northwest Africa, Islam is the only permitted religion. 99.5% of the population are Muslim. The small Christian minority belongs to the group of foreigners, so they are so-called guest workers from Europe, South America or from neighboring African countries.

The Catholic Church in Mauritania with around 4500 believers in 6 parishes is looked after by 13 priests and 44 members of the order. The Catholic Church is particularly involved in social and charitable projects in Mauritania, such as kindergartens and training centers for street children and single mothers. The first cooperative health insurance fund in a slum area of ​​Nouakchott goes back to a church initiative.

The only diocese in Mauritania is the Diocese of Nouakchott , which was separated from the Apostolic Prefecture of Saint-Louis du Sénégal in Sénégal in 1965 . The church in Nouakchott is both the bishop's church (cathedral) and the parish church . Acting bishop has been Martin Happe MAfr since 1995 .

Luis Mariano Montemayor has represented the Holy See as Apostolic Delegate since 2008 . On December 9, 2016, the agreement was announced for the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Mauritania and the Holy See, including the establishment of an Apostolic Nunciature . The competent bishops' conference is the Conférence des Evêques du Sénégal, de la Mauritanie, du Cap-Vert et de Guinée-Bissau.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Happe: "Confess your color without fishing" , kirchensite.de, accessed on January 2, 2011
  2. ^ Allacciamento delle relazioni diplomatiche tra la Santa Sede e la Repubblica Islamica di Mauritania. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 9, 2016, accessed December 9, 2016 (Italian).
  3. ^ "Mauritania" , catholic-hierarchy.org, accessed on January 2, 2011

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