Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne
| Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne | |
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| Country | Haiti |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince |
| Diocesan bishop | Pierre-André Dumas |
| founding | 2008 |
| surface | 1,268 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 500,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 350,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 70% |
| Diocesan priest | 45 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,447 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 22 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 76 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte-Anne in Anse-à-Veau |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathédrale Saint Jean-Baptiste in Miragoâne |
The Bistum Anse-à-Veal et Miragoâne ( lat. : Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis ) is in Haiti preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Anse-à-Veau .
history
The diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne was founded on July 13, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution De spirituali cogitans from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Les Cayes and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince as a suffragan . The first bishop was Pierre-André Dumas .
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 6, 2011.