Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean
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The Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (French: Conférence Épiscopale de l'Océan Indien, CEDOI) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church which includes the following Indian Ocean archipelagic states: Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, Mayotte and Seychelles.
History
Since 1974, the bishops of the
Catholic population estimated at around one million. Its seat is the town of Port Victoria in Seychelles
.
The Episcopal Conference is a member of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.
Members
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Victoria or Seychelles
- Diocese of Port-Louis, Mauritius
- Vicariate Apostolic of Rodrigues, Mauritius
- Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, Réunion
- Vicariate Apostolic of the Comoros, Comoros and Mayotte
Presidents
List of presidents of the Episcopal Conference:
1986–1989:
Port-Louis
1989–1996:
Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
1996–2002:
Port-Louis
2002–2006:
Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
2006 – present: Denis Wiehe, Bishop of Port Victoria