Diocese of Les Gonaïves
| Diocese of Les Gonaïves | |
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| Country | Haiti |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien |
| Diocesan bishop | Yves-Marie Péan CSC |
| Vicar General | Eden Jean-Baptiste |
| founding | 1861 |
| surface | 4,987 km² |
| Parishes | 50 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,615,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 928,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 57.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 53 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,541 |
| Friars | 27 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 66 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale St. Charles Borromeo |
| address | Avenue des Dattes 89 Les Gonaïves Haïti, WI |
The Bistum Les Gonaïves ( lat. : Dioecesis Gonayvesensis ) is in Haiti preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Gonaïves .
history
The diocese of Les Gonaïves was on October 3, 1861 by Pope Pius IX. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince as a suffragan . On April 20, 1972, the Diocese of Les Gonaïves gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Hinche . The diocese of Les Gonaïves was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien on April 7, 1988 as a suffragan.
Bishops of Les Gonaïves
- Joseph-François-Marie Julliot , 1928–1936
- Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert , 1936–1966
- Emmanuel Constant , 1966-2003
- Yves-Marie Péan CSC , since 2003