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Diocese of Archipel des Comores
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Apostolic Vicariate (not a diocese) covering the Comoros and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, established as an apostolic administration in 1975 and raised to an apostolic vicariate on 1 May 2010. Exempt and directly subject to the Holy See, with its see at Moroni. Bishop Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S., is the vicar apostolic; Bishop Gilbert Aubry was named apostolic administrator in August 2024.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S.
- Latin name
- Insularum Comorensium
- Erected
- 1 May 2010 (origins 1975)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Moroni)
- Patron
- St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
- Rank
- Apostolic Vicariate
- Rite
- Latin
- Parishes
- 1
- Chancery
- B.P. 46, Moroni, Comores
- Telephone
- Tel. 773.05.03
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Mahajanga MG 438 km
- Diocese of Ambanja MG 467 km
- Diocese of Nacala MZ 479 km
- Diocese of Port-Bergé MG 508 km
- Archdiocese of Antsiranana MG 530 km
- Diocese of Mtwara TZ 611 km
Parishes near the see
- Paroisse Sainte Thérèse 1 km
- Immaculée-Conception · Isle d’Anjouan 2 km
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de Fatima 2 km
- Notre-Dame-de-Fatima · Mamoudzou, Mayotte 12 km
- Saint-Michel · Dzaoudzi, Petite-Terre (Mayotte) 16 km
- Paroisse Saint Michel · Moroni 139 km
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Sources: Wikipedia + GCatholic + Agenzia Fides · Annuario code 001000384 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08