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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne (
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: ''Dioecesis Caiennensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Cayenne'') (erected 1651, as the Prefecture Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France. It was elevated on to the Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne on 10 January 1933 and to the Diocese of Cayenne on 29 February 1956. The seat of the bishop is in
Cayenne Cathedral Cayenne Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, seat of the Diocese of Cayenne. It is a national monument of France, located in the town of Cayenne, capital of French Guiana French Guiana ( or ...
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Ordinaries

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Giustino Fabre Giustino may refer to: Name *The Italian variation of Justin (name) People * Giovanni Giustino Ciampini (1633 – 1698), an ecclesiastical archaeologist *Giustino de Jacobis (1800 – 1860), an Italian Roman Catholic bishop *Giustino Durano (1923 ...
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Leone Delaval Leone may refer to: Geography * Leone, American Samoa *Monte Leone, mountain in the ''Leone-Gruppe'' as part of Western Alps *Sierra Leone, independent nation in West Africa Leone as a given name * Leone Battista Alberti (1404–1472), Italian ...
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Pierre-Marie Gourtay Pierre-Marie is a French masculine given name, and may refer to: * Pierre-Marie Carré (born 1947), French prelate of the Catholic Church * Pierre-Marie Coty (1927–2020), Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop * Pierre-Marie Delfieux (1934–2013), Fren ...
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Alfred Aimé Léon Marie Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...
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François-Marie Morvan François-Marie is a French masculine given name, and may refer to: * Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais (1777-1809), French general * François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671-1745), French diplomat * François-Marie, comte de Broglie ...
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Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis ...
(1998–2004), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nice *
Emmanuel Lafont Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (born 26 October 1945) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Cayenne in French Guiana from 2004 to 2020. Lafont was born in Paris and studied in France and Rome; the Pontifical Gregor ...
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Alain Ransay Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation ...
(2021–present)


See also

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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South America List of Dioceses Antilles Episcopal Conference Ecclesiastical Province of Port of Spain * Archdiocese of Port of Spain ** Diocese of Bridgetown ** Diocese of Georgetown ** Diocese of Kingstown ** Diocese of Paramaribo ** Diocese of Willemstad ...


External links and references


Eglise Catholique De Guyane, Diocese De Cayenne
''official site'' * Roman Catholic dioceses in South America 1651 establishments in the French colonial empire Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Fort-de-France {{SouthAm-RC-diocese-stub