Diocese of Fort-Liberté
| Diocese of Fort-Liberté | |
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| Country | Haiti |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien |
| Diocesan bishop | Quesnel Alphonse SMM |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 1,623 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 508,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 378,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 74.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 31 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,815 |
| Friars | 35 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Joseph |
| Website | http://diocesedefortliberte.org/index.html |
The Diocese of Fort-Liberté ( lat. : Dioecesis Castelli Libertatis ) is in Haiti located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Fort-Liberté .
history
The diocese of Fort-Liberté was founded on January 31, 1991 by Pope John Paul II from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien , to which it was subordinated as a suffragan , and the Diocese of Hinche .
Bishops of Fort-Liberté
- Hubert Constant OMI (1991-2003), then Archbishop of Cap-Haitien
- Chibly Langlois (2004–2011), then Bishop of Les Cayes
- Max Leroy Mésidor (2012–2013), then Coadjutor Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien
- Quesnel Alphonse SMM (since 2014)