Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion
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Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii Reunionis Diocèse de Saint-Denis de La Réunion | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Réunion, France |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1712 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Islands of the Indian Ocean) 1818 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon) 27 September 1850 (As Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Denis in Saint-Denis, Réunion |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pascal Chane-Teng[1] |
| Bishops emeritus | Gilbert Aubry |
| Website | |
| http://www.eglisealareunion.org/ | |
The Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii Reunionis; French: Diocèse de Saint-Denis de La Réunion) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located on the island of Réunion. It is immediately subject to the Holy See.[2] As such, it is not part of an ecclesiastical province, but is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (with Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles). The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint-Denis (French: Cathédrale de Saint-Denis de La Réunion) located in Saint-Denis.[3]
History
[edit]- Established 1712 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Islands of the Indian Ocean, on territory split off from the Diocese of Malacca (in Malaysia)
- On 8 May 1807, it lost Asian territory to the Apostolic Prefecture of Batavia, now the Archdiocese of Jakarta.
- In 1818, it was renamed the Apostolic Prefecture of Bourbon, after the island's then colonial name.
- On 10 January 1830, it lost Oceanian territory to the Apostolic Prefecture of South Seas Islands (New Zealand).
- In 1841, it lost Indian Ocean territory to the Apostolic Prefecture of Madagascar.
- In 1850, it was promoted and renamed the Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion.
- On 26 February 1860, it lost East African territory to the Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar, now the Diocese of Zanzibar).
Ordinaries
[edit]- Apostolic Prefect of Bourbon
- Gabriel-Henri-Jérôme de Solages (1829 – 1832.12.08), later first Apostolic Prefect of daughter jurisdiction South Seas Islands (New Zealand) (1830 – 1832.12.08)
- Exempt Bishops of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
- Florian Desprez (1850.06.22 – 1857.03.19), later Bishop of Limoges (France) ([1857.02.04] 1857.03.19 – 1859.09.26), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France) ([1859.07.30] 1859.09.26 – death 1895.01.21), created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1879.09.22 – 1895.01.21)
- Armand-René Maupoint (1857.02.14 – 1871.07.10), later Apostolic Prefect of daughter jurisdiction Zanguebar (Zanzibar island, now in Tanzania) (1862 – death 1871.07.10)
- Victor-Jean-François-Paulin Delannoy (1872.02.10 – 1876.12.18), later Bishop of Aire et Dax (France) ([1876.10.10] 1876.12.18 – death 1905.08.07)
- Dominique-Clément-Marie Soulé (1876.10.10 – 1880.11.30), later Apostolic Administrator of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre diocese (Guadeloupe) (1892.11.21 – 1898), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Bithynia (1893.03.21 – 1919.04.21)
- Joseph Coldefy (1881.02.17 – death 1887.01.18)
- Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet (1887.10.12 – 1893.01.19), later Bishop of Beauvais (Picardy, France) ([1892.11.26] 1893.01.19 – 1899.12.07), Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (Normandy, France) (1899.12.07 – death 1915.12.20)
- Jacques-Paul-Antonin Fabre (1892.11.26 – death 1919.12.26)
- Georges-Marie de Labonninière de Beaumont, C.S.Sp. (1919.12.26 - death 1934.07.23)
- François-Emile-Marie Cléret de Langavant, Holy Ghost Fathers (C.S.Sp.) (1934.12.10 – 1960.10.21), later Titular Bishop of Mactaris (1960.10.21 – 1971.07.21)
- Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. (1960.11.07 – retired 1975.02.19), previously Titular Bishop of Dices (1949.12.15 – 1960.11.07) & Auxiliary Bishop of Dakar (Senegal) (1949.12.15 – 1960.11.07)
- Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (since 1975.11.20 – retired 2023.07.19), also President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean (1989–1996), Apostolic Administrator of neighbouring Indian Ocean diocese Port Victoria (Seychelles) (1994 – 1995.03.03), President of Episcopal Conferences of Indian Ocean (2002–2006)
- Pascal David Youri Chane-Teng (since 2023.07.19 - )
Coadjutor Bishop
[edit]- Georges-Marie de Labonninière de Beaumont, C.S.Sp. (1917–1919)
Churches
[edit]Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion Churches
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Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Cilaos -
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AFRICA/LAREUNION - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-la Réunion". Agenzia Fides. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Europa Publications (2003). The Europa World Year Book 2003. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 1699. Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ James, Gilad. "IV. 2. Religion and traditions". Introduction to Réunion. Gilad James Mystery School. ISBN 9786590656315. Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via Google Books.
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