Maurice Piat


Maurice Piat

Cardinal Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DiocesePort-Louis
SeePort-Louis
Appointed15 February 1993
Term ended19 May 2023
PredecessorJean Margéot
SuccessorJean Michaël Durhône
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d'Italia (2016-)
Previous post(s)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Louis (1991–93)
  • President of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (1996–2002; 2013–16)
Orders
Ordination2 August 1970
by Jean Margéot
Consecration19 May 1991
by Jean Margéot
Created cardinal19 November 2016
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1941-07-19) 19 July 1941
Alma materCollège du Saint-Esprit
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoPousse vers le large
(Set out into the deep)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Maurice Piat
History
Priestly ordination
Date2 August 1970
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJean Margéot
Co-consecratorsGilbert Aubry
Alphonsus Mathias
Maurice Couve de Murville
Date19 May 1991
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date19 November 2016
Styles of
Maurice Piat
Reference styleHis Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Maurice Piat CSSp GCSK (born 19 July 1941) is a Mauritian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Port Louis, Mauritius, from 1993 to 2023. He is a professed member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Piat was ordained a priest in 1970 and made a bishop in 1991. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 19 November 2016.