The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne (
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: ''Dioecesis Caiennensis'';
French
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: ''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.
Ordinaries
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Giustino Fabre (1923–1924)
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Leone Delaval, C.S.Sp. (1925–1932)
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Pierre-Marie Gourtay, C.S.Sp. (1933–1944)
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Alfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. (1945–1973)
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François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. (1973–1998)
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Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (1998–2004), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nice
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Emmanuel Lafont (2004–2020)
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Alain Ransay (2021–present)
See also
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South America
External links and references
Eglise Catholique De Guyane, Diocese De Cayenne''official site''
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Roman Catholic dioceses in South America
1651 establishments in the French colonial empire
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Fort-de-France
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