Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes
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Diocese of Les Cayes
Dioecesis Caiesensis
Dyosèz nan Les Cayes
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
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| Location | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Port-au-Prince |
| Metropolitan | Jérémie |
| Statistics | |
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| 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 (162 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
- Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice (1893–1914)
- Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic (1916–1919)
- Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (1919–1941)
- François-Joseph Person (1941-1941)
- Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. (1942–1966)
- Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor (1966–1988)
- Jean Alix Verrier (1988–2009)
- Guire Poulard (2009–2011); named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince
- Chibly Cardinal Langlois (since 2011)
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1972 | Diocese of Jérémie |
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