Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien
| Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Haiti |
| Diocesan bishop | Launay Saturné |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Louis Kébreau SDS |
| founding | 1861 |
| surface | 2,106 km² |
| Parishes | 50 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,538,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 795,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 51.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 58 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,695 |
| Friars | 48 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 115 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Notre-Dame de l'Assomption |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Fort-Liberté Diocese of Hinche Diocese of Les Gonaïves Diocese of Port-de-Paix |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien ( Latin Archidioecesis capitis Haitiani ) is in Haiti located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Cap-Haïtien .
history
The Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien was on October 3, 1861 by Pope Pius IX. established as a diocese from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo . In 1972 the Diocese of Cap-Haïtien gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Hinche . On April 7, 1988, Pope John Paul II raised it to an archbishopric . In 1991, territories were assigned to establish the diocese of Fort-Liberté .
The suffragan dioceses Fort-Liberté , Hinche , Les Gonaïves and Port-de-Paix are assigned .
Bishops of Cap-Haïtien
- Constant-Mathurin Hillion (1872–1886), then Archbishop of Port-au-Prince
- François-Marie Kersuzan (1886–1929)
- Jean-Marie Jan (1929–1953)
- Albert François Cousineau CSC (1953–1974)
- François Gayot SMM (1974–1988)
Archbishops of Cap-Haïtien
- François Gayot SMM (1988-2003)
- Hubert Constant OMI (2003-2008)
- Louis Kébreau SDS (2008-2014)
- Max Leroy Mésidor (2014–2017), then Archbishop of Port-au-Prince
- Launay Saturné (since 2018)
See also
Web links
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