Diocese of Hinche
| Diocese of Hinche | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Haiti |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien |
| Diocesan bishop | Désinord Jean |
| founding | 1972 |
| surface | 3,000 km² |
| Parishes | 41 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 595,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 396,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 66.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 63 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,910 |
| Friars | 25 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 76 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Immaculée Conception |
The Bistum Hinche ( lat. : Dioecesis Hinchensis ) is in Haiti preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Hinche .
history
The Diocese of Hinche was established on April 20, 1972 by Pope Paul VI. from cession of territory by the dioceses of Les Gonaïves and Cap-Haïtien , to which it was subordinated as a suffragan . On January 31, 1991 it lost part of the territory to the diocese of Fort-Liberté .
Bishops of Hinche
- Jean-Baptiste Décoste (April 20, 1972 - May 20, 1980, died)
- Léonard Pétion Laroche (May 22, 1982 - June 30, 1998, retired)
- Louis Kébreau SDB (June 30, 1998 - March 1, 2008, then Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien )
- Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien CSC , August 6, 2009 - July 22, 2015
- Désinord Jean , since April 4, 2016