Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion {Latin: Sancti Dionysii Reunionis} is the Roman Catholic diocese on the island of Réunion.

1 History
2 Special Churches
3 Leadership
4 Source
5 Link

[edit] History

1712: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Islands of the Indian Ocean from the Diocese of Malacca in Malaysia
1818: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Bourbon
1850: Promoted as Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the bishop is Cathédrale Saint-Denis in Saint-Denis.

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry (since 1975.11.20)
- Bishop Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. (1960.11.07 – 1975.02.19)
- Bishop François-Emile-Marie Cléret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. (1934.12.10 – 1960.10.21)
- Bishop Jacques-Paul-Antonin Fabre (1892.11.26 – 1919.12.26)
- Archbishop Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet (1887.10.12 – 1893.01.19)
- Bishop Joseph Coldefy (1881.02.17 – 1887.01.18)
- Archbishop Dominique-Clément-Marie Soulé (1876.10.10 – 1880.11.30)
- Bishop Victor-Jean-François-Paulin Delannoy (1872.02.10 – 1876.12.18)
- Bishop Armand-René Maupoint (1857.02.14 – 1871.07.10)
- Cardinal Florian-Jules Desprez (1850.06.22 – 1857.03.19)