Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort-Liberté
Diocese of Fort-Liberté Dioecesis Castelli Libertatis | |
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Location | |
Country | Haiti |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Cap-Haïtien |
Metropolitan | Fort-Liberté |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 460,000 331,200 (72%) |
Parishes | 25 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 31 January 1991 (31 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
Website | |
www.diocesedefortliberte.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort-Liberté (Latin: Dioecesis Castelli Libertatis), erected 31 January 1991, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien. On 25 October 2014, Pope Francis appointed , S.M.M. as bishop of Fort-Liberté.
Ordinaries[]
- Hubert Constant, O.M.I. (1991-2003), appointed Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien
- Chibly Langlois (2004-2011), appointed Bishop of Les Cayes; future Cardinal
- Max Leroy Mésidor (2012-2013), appointed coadjutor archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien by Pope Francis on November 1, 2013[1]
- , S.M.M. (2014- )
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". press.vatican.va.
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Fort-Liberté". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- GCatholic.org page for this diocese
Coordinates: 19°40′00″N 71°50′25″W / 19.6666°N 71.8403°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Haiti
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Haiti
- Fort-Liberté
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cap-Haïtien
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