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Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes

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

Dioecesis Caiesensis

Dyosèz nan Les Cayes
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Location
Country Haiti
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Port-au-Prince
MetropolitanJérémie
Statistics
Area4,649 km2 (1,795 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2001)
1,400,000
933,000 (66.6%)
Parishes43
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established3 October 1861 (163 years ago)
CathedralOur Lady of the Assumption Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopChibly Cardinal Langlois

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

History

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The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Les Gonaïves, 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]

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishop

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Territorial losses

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Year Along with To form
1972 Diocese of Jérémie

References

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  • "Diocese of Les Cayes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  • GCatholic.org page for Diocese of Les Cayes

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

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