Bishopric of Jacmel
| Bishopric of Jacmel | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Haiti |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince |
| Diocesan bishop | Erick Toussaint (appointed) |
| founding | 1988 |
| surface | 2,700 km² |
| Parishes | 27 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 579,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 378,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 65.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,250 |
| Friars | 38 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 38 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale St. Jacques and St. Philippe |
The Bistum Jacmel ( lat. : Dioecesis Iacmeliensis ) is in Haiti preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Jacmel .
history
The Diocese of Jacmel was founded on February 25, 1988 by Pope John Paul II from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Les Cayes . The Pope made it subject to the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince as a suffragan .
Bishops of Jacmel
- Guire Poulard (February 25, 1988 - March 9, 2009, then Bishop of Les Cayes)
- Launay Saturné (April 28, 2010 - July 16, 2018, then Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien )
- Erick Toussaint (since December 8, 2018)