Diocese of Djibouti

Diocese of Djibouti
Basic data
Country	Djibouti
Ecclesiastical province	Immediate
Diocesan bishop	Giorgio Bertin OFM
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Georges Perron OFMCap
Vicar General	Sandro De Pretis
founding	1914
surface	23,200 km²
Parishes	5 (2013 / AP 2014 )
Residents	850,000 (2013 / AP 2014 )
Catholics	5,000 (2013 / AP 2014 )
proportion of	0.6%
Diocesan priest	1 (2013 / AP 2014 )
Religious priest	2 (2013 / AP 2014 )
Catholics per priest	1,667
Friars	2 (2013 / AP 2014 )
Religious sisters	28 (2013 / AP 2014 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Arabic French
cathedral	Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur
address	Eveche Boulevard de la Republique BP 94 Djibouti Rep. De Djibouti

The Diocese of Djibouti ( Latin : Dioecesis Gibutensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Djibouti .

It was detached from the Apostolic Vicariate Galla on April 28, 1914 and established as the Apostolic Prefecture . On September 14, 1955, the Apostolic Prefecture of Djibouti was elevated to an immediate diocese.

Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur of the Diocese of Djibouti

Apostolic Prefect of Djibouti

• 1914-1923: Pasquale da Luchon , OFMCap
• October 22, 1937 - 1945: Marcelliano da La Guerche , OFMCap
• September 28, 1945 - September 14, 1955: Henri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann , OFMCap

Bishops of Djibouti

• September 14, 1955 - March 21, 1979: Henri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann , OFMCap
• March 28, 1980 - July 3, 1987: Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon , MAfr
• November 21, 1992 to March 13, 2001: Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron , OFMCap
• since March 13, 2001: Giorgio Bertin , OFM

See also

• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Web links

• Entry on the Diocese of Djibouti on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
• Entry on Diocese of Djibouti on gcatholic.org (English)