Diocese of Nouakchott Dioecesis Nuakchottensis | |
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![]() Cathedral of Saint Joseph | |
Location | |
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Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,030,700 km2 (398,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,600,000 4,500 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Nouakchott |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. |
The Diocese of Nouakchott is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church situated in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is the only Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Mauritania. The Cathedral of St. Joseph is located in Nouakchott.