Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien

Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien
Archdioecesis Capitis Haitiani

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Location
Country Haiti
Ecclesiastical province Province of Cap-Haïtien
Statistics
Area 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,463,520
778,110 (53.2%)
Parishes 43
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 3 October 1861 (154 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien (Latin: Archidioecesis Capitis Haitiani), erected 3 October 1861 as the Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Fort-Liberté, Hinche, Les Gonaïves and Port-de-Paix. It was elevated on 7 April 1988.

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Coordinates: 19°45′41″N 72°12′02″W / 19.7614°N 72.2006°W / 19.7614; -72.2006


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