Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes

Diocese of Les Cayes
Dioecesis Caiesensis
Dyosèz nan Les Cayes

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Location
Country Haiti
Ecclesiastical province Province of Port-au-Prince
Metropolitan Jérémie
Statistics
Area 4,649 km2 (1,795 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2001)
1,400,000
933,000 (66.6%)
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
Bishop Chibly Cardinal Langlois
Emeritus Bishops Jean Alix Verrier

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes, erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.

History

The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Gonaives, Les Cayes, and Port-de-Paix) dates from the reorganization following upon the Concordat of 1860 between Pope Pius IX and the Republic of Haiti.[1]

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1972 Diocese of Jérémie

External links and references

  1. Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cayes

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Cayes". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Coordinates: 18°11′35″N 73°44′53″W / 18.1930°N 73.7480°W / 18.1930; -73.7480

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