Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Nouakchott
latin= Dioecesis Nuakchottensis
country= Mauritania
metropolitan= "Immediately subject to the Holy See"
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 1,030,700
population= 2,600,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 4,500
catholics_percent= 0.2
bishop= Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott {Latin: "Nuakchotten(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Nouakchott in Mauritania.
History
* December 18, 1965: Established as Diocese of Nouakchott from the Apostolic Prefecture of Saint-Louis du Sénégal in Senegal
Leadership
* Bishops of Nouakchott (Roman rite)
** Bishop Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. (since 1995.07.10)
** Bishop Robert Marie Jean Victor de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. (1973.12.21 – 1995.07.10)
** Archbishop Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. (1966.01.15 – 1973.12.21)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Mauritania
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/noua0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnoua.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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