Catholic Church in Mauritius


The Catholic Church in Mauritius is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
According to the 2011 census, Catholics made up 26.3% of the total population. In 2022, Catholics made up 24.9% from Mauritius's population.
The country is divided into two territorial jurisdictions:
In 2020, there were 99 priests and 171 nuns serving 48 parishes.

Catholicism by district

RankDistrict% Catholic% Christian
1Rodrigues90,997,7
2Black River45,956,6
3Port Louis34,741,4
4Plaines Wilhems28,936,8
5Savanne19,424,1
6Pamplemousses19,425,1
7Grand Port17,823,4
8Rivière du Rempart15,825,1
9Flacq15,019,7
10Moka13,418,1

Catholicism by populated places

List of places in Mauritius with a Roman Catholic population of at least 50.0% of the total population.
RankPlace NameDistrictRoman-CatholicsPercentage
1MarechalRodrigues5,35194.0%
2Saint GabrielRodrigues7,01393,6%
3Grande MontagneRodrigues6,09392.8%
4Baie aux HuîtresRodrigues5,42589.3%
5La FermeRodrigues6,10888.5%
6Port MathurinRodrigues6,76287.8%
7Case NoyaleRivière Noire1,31177.0%
8Le MorneRivière Noire88167.8%
9AlbionRivière Noire3,25362.5%
10Baie du TombeauPamplemousses9,03761.5%
11TamarinRivière Noire2,31661.5%
12Grande Rivière NoireRivière Noire1,57859.1%
13Bel OmbreSavanne1,41958.7%
14Baie du CapSavanne1,33255.8%
15La GauletteRivière Noire1,22152.7%
16Bambous VirieuxGrand Port75050.1%