Mauritius Religious Records

Catholic Records
Research use: Excellent for family and relationship linkage. A primary source.
 * For more information about how to obtain records for Roman Catholic denominations, visit this page:Mauritius Church Records
 * Christianity in MauritiusChristianity in Mauritius is a religion adhered to by 32.7 per cent of the population of Mauritius. Of these, 80.3 per cent are Roman Catholics.

Record type: Baptisms, marriages, burials.

Time period: 1728 to 1930.

Contents: Baptism – name of individual, date of birth and baptism, parents’ names. Marriage – name of couple, date and place of marriage. Burial – name of the deceased, date and place of death and burial, age at time of death.

Location: Diocese archives.

Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1809 collection.

Population coverage: Approximately 65%.

Reliability: Excellent. 7th Floor Emmanuel Anquetil Building, Port Louis, Mauritius Phone: (230) 201 1727 Fax: (230) 211 2420 Email: civstat@govmu.org
 * Civil Status Division Civil Status Division (Head Office)]. Address Only.


 * Civil Status Offices all Districts of Mauritius includes contact information and addresses
 * History of Mauritius Civil Status Division 1715 - current]
 * National Archives of Mauritius Indexes Incomplete.

Hindu Records

 * Hinduism in Mauritius Hinduism is the largest religion in Mauritius, with over 670,000 adherents, representing approximately 51.9% of the total 1.3 million population

Islamic Records

 * Islam in Mauritius Muslims constitute over 17.3 per cent of Mauritius population. Muslims of Mauritius are mostly of Indian descent.