Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne
Appearance
Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Haiti |
Territory | Nippes |
Ecclesiastical province | Port-au-Prince |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2008) 375,000 222,000 (59.2%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13 July 2008 (16 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Anne |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pierre-André Dumas |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne (Latin: Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis) is a diocese located in the Nippes, Haiti. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince.
History
[edit]On 13 July 2008 Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne from the Diocese of Les Cayes.[1][2]
Ordinaries
[edit]- Pierre-André Dumas (July 13, 2008 – present)
Notable churches
[edit]- Cathedral of Saint Anne in Anse-à-Veau
- Co-Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Miragoâne
References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
- ^ "Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
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