Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata
| Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata | |
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| Country | French Polynesia ( France ) |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Papeete |
| Diocesan bishop | Pascal Chang-Soi SSCC |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Guy Chevalier SSCC |
| founding | May 9, 1848 |
| surface | 1,274 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 9,990 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 8,997 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 90.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 2 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,999 |
| Friars | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame |
| Website | http://www.catholic.pf/ |
The diocese Taiohae o Tefenuaenata ( Latin : Dioecesis Taiohaëna seu Humanae Telluris ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church on the Marquesas Islands in Polynesia with its seat in Taiohae .
history
Pope Pius IX founded the Vicariate Apostolic Marquesas Islands on May 9, 1848 from cessions of territory of the Vicariate Apostolic Eastern Oceania .
On June 21, 1966 it was raised to the diocese of Taiohae with the Apostolic Constitution Prophetarum voces and received its current name on May 31, 1974.
Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of the Marquesas Islands
- François Baudichon (May 9, 1848–1855, resigned)
- Ildefonse-René Dordillon (December 7, 1855– January 11, 1888, died)
- Rogatien-Joseph Martin (June 3, 1892– May 27, 1912, died)
- Pierre-Marie-David Le Cadre SSCC (December 30, 1920– November 21, 1952, died)
- Louis-Bertrand Tirilly SSCC (November 16, 1953– June 21, 1966)
Bishops of Taiohae
- Louis-Bertrand Tirilly SSCC (June 21, 1966– March 17, 1970, resigned)
- Hervé-Maria Le Cléac'h SSCC (March 1, 1973– May 31, 1974)
Bishops of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata
- Hervé-Maria Le Cléac'h SSCC (May 31, 1974– May 31, 1986, resigned)
- Guy Chevalier SSCC (May 31, 1986– September 5, 2015)
- Pascal Chang-Soi SSCC, since September 5, 2015
See also
Web links
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