Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Nouakchott, Mauritania
Diocese of Nouakchott
Nuakchotten(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Nouakchott is the only Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Mauritania, erected on December 18, 1965, and immediately subject to the Holy See. It has been led by Bishop Victor Ndione since February 2024.
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- Established
- 1965
- Catholics
- 4,500
- Priests
- 10
- Territory
- 1,030,700 km²
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Saint-JosephNouadhibou · CathedralView parish
- Marie Mère du Verbe de DieuRossoView parish
- Saint-EspritAtarView parish
- Saint-ÉtienneKaédiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Victor Ndione
- Born
- 1 April 1973
- Birthplace
- Thiès
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Nouakchott stands in Nouakchott, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Mauritania has a single Catholic ecclesiastical territory: the Diocese of Nouakchott, a Latin Church diocese situated in the capital, Nouakchott, where the Cathedral of St. Joseph stands.