Diocese of Port Victoria
The Roman Catholic Diocese of 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 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.
- 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.
- It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in December 1986.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Seychelles
Apostolic Vicars of Seychelles
- Symphorien Jean-Pierre-Ignace Galfione, OFM Cap
- Charles-Jacques Mouard, OFM Cap, appointed Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan
- Not possessed: Edmond Alfred Dardel, OFM Cap
- Marc Hudrisier, OFM Cap
Bishops of Port Victoria
- Marc Hudrisier, OFM Cap
- Bernard Thomas Edward Clark, OFM Cap
- Georges-Jean-Damascène Lachavanne, OFM Cap
- Louis-Justin Gumy, OFM Cap
- Aloys Ernest Joye, OFM Cap
- Apostolic Administrator: Aloys Ernest Joye, OFM Cap
- Marcel Olivier Maradan, OFM Cap Apostolic Administrator: Gervais Aeby, OFM Cap
- Félix Paul
- Apostolic Administrator: Gilbert Aubry
- Xavier-Marie Baronnet, SJ
- Denis Wiehe, CSSp
- Alain Harel