Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, Réunion
Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
S. Dionysii Reunionis
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese covering the French overseas department of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, erected in 1850 from the earlier Apostolic Prefecture of Bourbon (origins 1712). It is immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat at the Cathedral of Saint Denis in Saint-Denis.
On the map
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- Established
- 1850
- Catholics
- 644,000
- Priests
- 125
- Territory
- 2,600 km²
Parishes and churches
72 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Saint-Denis (la Cathédrale)Saint-Denis · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse de la Conversion de Saint PaulSaint-PaulView parish
- Paroisse de la Maternité de Marie (Piton Saint-Leu)Piton Saint-LeuView parish
- Paroisse de la Sainte Famille (Bellemène)Town not recordedView parish
- Paroisse de l’Immaculée Conception (Les Avirons)Les AvironsView parish
- Paroisse du Sacré-Cœur (Colimaçons)Saint-LeuView parish
- Paroisse Marie Reine du Monde (Tampon 14 e )Le TamponView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. Auxiliatrice (La Ressource)Sainte-MarieView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de la DélivranceSaint-DenisView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de la Paix (Saint-Gilles les Bains)Saint-Gilles les BainsView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de la Salette (Saint-Leu)Saint-LeuView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de la SourceSaint-DenisView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de la TrinitéSaint-DenisView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de la Visitation (Bois de Nèfles)Bois de Nèfles Saint-PaulView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de Lourdes (Bois de Nèfles)Sainte-ClotildeView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de l’AssomptionSaint-DenisView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de l’Assomption (La Possession)La PossessionView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de l’Assomption (Sainte-Marie)Town not recordedView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. de l’Assomption (Salazie)SalazieView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. des Douleurs (Trois-Bassins)Trois-BassinsView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. des Neiges (Cilaos)CilaosView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. du Bon Secours (Quartier-Français)Sainte-SuzanneView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. du Bon-Port (Terre-Sainte)Saint-PierreView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. du Mont-Carmel (Grands-Bois)Saint-PierreView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. du Rosaire (La Rivière)La Rivière Saint-LouisView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. du Rosaire (Le Moufia)Sainte-ClotildeView parish
- Paroisse N.-D. du Sacré-Cœur (Montvert)Saint-PierreView parish
- Paroisse Saint Christophe (La Chaloupe)La Chaloupe Saint-LeuView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean-Marie Vianney (Le Plate)Piton Saint-LeuView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Amand (Le Guillaume)Le GuillaumeView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Pascal Chane-Teng
- Born
- 4 July 1971
- Birthplace
- Le Tampon
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Denis, Saint-Denis stands in Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, 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
On the island of Réunion, the Catholic Church maintains the Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii Reunionis; French: Diocèse de Saint-Denis de La Réunion), a Latin Church diocese immediately subject to the Holy See. Belonging to no ecclesiastical province, it is instead a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean, alongside Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles. Its cathedral church is the Cathedral of Saint-Denis (French: Cathédrale de Saint-Denis de La Réunion) in Saint-Denis.