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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Haiti
The Roman Catholic Church in Haiti (Greater Antilles) consists only of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national Episcopal Conference of Haiti, comprising two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of each suffragan dioceses, each headed by a bishop. There are no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Haiti as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Port-au-Prince. Current Latin dioceses Ecclesiastical province of Cap-Haïtien * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort-Liberté ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Gonaïves ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-de-Paix Ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince ** Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Hinche
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche ( la, Dioecesis Hinchensis), erected 20 April 1972, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien. Ordinaries * Jean-Baptiste Décoste (1972 - 1980) * Léonard Pétion Laroche (1982 - 1998) * Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. (1998 - 2008), appointed Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien * Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. (2009 - 2015) * Désinord Jean (2016–Present) Territorial losses External links and references *GCatholic.org page for this diocese Hinche Hinche (; ht, Ench; es, Hincha) is a commune in the Centre department Haiti. It has a population of about 50,000. It is the capital of the Centre department. Hinche is the hometown of Charlemagne Péralte, the Haitian nationalist leader who r ... Christian organizations established in 1972 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cap-Haïtien {{RC-diocese-stub ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Haiti
The Roman Catholic Church in Haiti (Greater Antilles) consists only of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national Episcopal Conference of Haiti, comprising two ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop, with a total of each suffragan dioceses, each headed by a bishop. There are no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Haiti as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Port-au-Prince. Current Latin dioceses Ecclesiastical province of Cap-Haïtien * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort-Liberté ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Gonaïves ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-de-Paix Ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince ** Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne ...
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Catholic Church In Haiti
The Catholic Church in Haiti is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope, the Curia in Rome and the Conference of Haitian Bishops. There are ten dioceses including two archdioceses. The national patron saint of Haiti is Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Colonisation and the first wave of evangelization (1511–1806) "The Dioceses of Santo Domingo and Concepción de la Vega were founded in 1511, and the island of Hispaniola that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic, was divided between these bishoprics. In 1527 Concepción was incorporated into Santo Domingo, which remained the only diocese until 1862. Many regular clergy came with the French into the French territory, especially the Dominicans and the Capuchins. The Dominicans devoted themselves especially to the mission in the western part of the colony, and were for a time supported therein by other orders and secular priests."Text has been adapted from: Reinhold, G. (1910). "Haiti ...
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List Of Catholic Dioceses (structured View)
As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions ''sui juris'' around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,100 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. The list needs regular updating and is incomplete, but as articles are written, more will be added, and various aspects need to be regularly updated. Map Types of Catholic dioceses This refers to Catholic dioceses in the world, of all (Latin o ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Les Cayes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes, erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. History The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Gonaives, Les Cayes, and Port-de-Paix) dates from the reorganization following upon the Concordat of 1860 between Pope Pius IX and the Republic of Haiti. Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cayes Bishops Ordinaries * Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice (1893–1914) * Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic (1916–1919) * Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (1919–1941) * François-Joseph Person (1941-1941) *Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. (1942–1966) *Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor (1966–1988) * Jean Alix Verrier (1988–2009) *Guire Poulard (2009–2011); named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince * Chibly Langlois (since 2011); elevated to Cardinal in 2014 Coadjutor bishops * François-Joseph Person (1937-1941) * Jean Alix Verrier (1985-1988) Auxiliary bishop * Charles-Edouard ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Jérémie
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jérémie ( la, Dioecesis Ieremiopolitana), erected 20 April 1972, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. Bishops Ordinaries * Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. (1972 - 1975) * Willy Romélus (1977 - 2009) * Joseph Gontrand Decoste, SJ (2009–present) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop *Joseph Serge Miot, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince in 1997 External links and references *GCatholic.org page for the Diocese of Jeremie Jeremie Jérémie Jérémie Jérémie ( ht, Jeremi) is a commune and capital city of the Grand'Anse department in Haiti. It had a population of about 31,000 at the 2003 census. It is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River flows near the ... Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Port-au-Prince {{RC-diocese-stub ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Jacmel
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacmel ( la, Dioecesis Iacmeliensis), erected 25 February 1988, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. The diocese began with ten priests, and in 2007 had over fifty. Some have been sent as missionaries to such places as Brazil and Quebec. Bishops Ordinaries * Guire Poulard (25 February 1988 - 9 March 2009, appointed Bishop of Les Cayes) * Launay Saturné (28 April 2010 - 16 July 2018, appointed Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien) * Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint (8 December 2018) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Chibly Langlois, appointed Bishop of Fort-Liberté in 2004; future Cardinal References External links and references * * *GCatholic.org page for Diocese of Jacmel Jacmel Jacmel Jacmel Jacmel (; ht, Jakmèl) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Anse-à-Veau And Miragoâne
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne ( la, Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis) is a diocese located in the Nippes, Haiti. It is part of the Ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince. History On 13 July 2008 Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne from the Diocese of Les Cayes. Ordinaries * Pierre-André Dumas (July 13, 2008 – present) Notable churches *Cathedral of Saint Anne in Anse-à-Veau *Co-Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Miragoâne Miragoâne ( ht, Miragwàn) is a coastal commune in western Haiti and the capital of the Nippes department. It is also the headquarters of the Miragoâne Arrondissement. It is regarded as one of the major ports in the trade in used goods. Bales ... References Roman Catholic dioceses in Haiti Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne 2008 establishments in Haiti Nippes Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Port-au-Prince {{RC-diocese-stu ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Port-au-Prince
The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince (erected 3 October 1861) is a metropolitan archdiocese, responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes. The archdiocese was a vacant see following the death of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, who was one of the many casualties of the 12 January 2010 earthquake when the Archdiocesan Chancery building collapsed. The archdiocese's chancellor was also reportedly killed. On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, Pope Benedict XVI named Guire Poulard - who had been the Bishop of Les Cayes - as the new Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. At the same time he named Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint as the auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese. Bishops Ordinaries # Martial-Guillaume-Marie Testard du Cosquer (7 September 1863 – 27 July 1869) # Alexis-Jean-Marie Guilloux (27 June 1870 – 24 October 1885) # Constant-Mathurin Hillion (10 June 1886 – 21 February 1890) # Cardinal Giulio To ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Port-de-Paix
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-de-Paix ( la, Dioecesis Portus Pacis), erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien. Bishops Ordinaries * Paul-Marie Le Bihain, S.M.M. (1928–1935) * Albert-Marie Guiot, S.M.M. (1936–1975) *Rémy Augustin, S.M.M. (1978–1982) *François Colimon, S.M.M. (1982–2008) * Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. (2008–2020) * Charles Peters Barthelus (2020–present) Coadjutor bishops *Rémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. (1966-1978) *François Colimon, S.M.M. (1978-1982) * Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. (2001-2008) References External links and references *GCatholic.org page for this diocese Port-de-Paix Port-de-Paix Port-de-Paix Port-de-Paix (; ht, Pòdepè or ; meaning "Port of Peace") is a List of communes of Haiti, commune and the capital of the Nord-Ouest (department), Nord-Ouest Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of ... 1861 establishments ...
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