Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Victoria
Alain Harel, Bishop of Port Victoria
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Victoria (or Seychelles) (French: Diocèse de Port-Victoria) is the only Latin Catholic diocese in the Seychelles.
It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, and remains missionary, governed by the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception (dedicated to the Immaculate Conception) in Victoria, the capital city of the country.
History[]
- Established in 1852 as Apostolic Prefecture of Seychelles, on insular territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis (Indian Ocean neighbour Mauritius).
- Promoted on 31 August 1880 as Apostolic Vicariate of Seychelles, hence entitled to a titular bishop.
- Promoted and renamed after its see on 14 July 1892 as Diocese of Port Victoria (also still known as Seychelles).
- It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in December 1986.
Ordinaries[]
Apostolic Prefects of Seychelles[]
- (1853–1855)
- (1855–1863)
- , OFM Cap (1863 – 30 August 1880 see below)
Apostolic Vicars of Seychelles[]
- , OFM Cap (see above 30 August 1880 – 19 December 1881)
- , OFM Cap (8 August 1882 – 8 August 1888), appointed Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan
- Not possessed: , OFM Cap (23 August 1889 – 21 March 1890)
- , OFM Cap (2 September 1890 – 14 July 1892 see below)
Bishops of Port Victoria[]
- , OFM Cap (see above 14 July 1892 – 6 January 1910)
- Bernard Thomas Edward Clark, OFM Cap (18 June 1910 – 26 September 1915)
- , OFM Cap (13 April 1916 – 24 July 1920)
- , OFM Cap (10 March 1921 – 9 January 1934)
- , OFM Cap (9 January 1934 – 4 June 1936)
- Apostolic Administrator: , OFM Cap (4 June 1936 – 17 June 1937)
- , OFM Cap (17 June 1937 – 6 October 1972)
- (17 March 1975 – 30 May 1994)
- Apostolic Administrator: Gilbert Aubry (1994 – 3 March 1995)
- Xavier-Marie Baronnet, SJ (3 March 1995 – 1 June 2002)
- Denis Wiehe, CSSp (1 June 2002 – 10 September 2020)
- (10 September 2020 – )
See also[]
- Catholic Church in Seychelles
- List of Catholic dioceses in Indian Ocean Episcopal Conference
References[]
Sources and external links[]
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