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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, Réunion

Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

S. Dionysii Reunionis

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

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Denis, Saint-Denis, in Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, Réunion.

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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.

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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.

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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.