Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre

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Diocese of Le Havre Dioecesis Portus Gratiae Diocèse du Havre
Le Havre Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Rouen
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Rouen
Statistics
Area	1,902 km2 (734 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 417,600 364,000 (87.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 July 1974
Cathedral	Cathedral of Notre Dame in Le Havre
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jean-Luc Brunin
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jean-Charles Marie Descubes
Bishops emeritus	Michel Jean Guyard Bishop Emeritus (2003-2011)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre^{[pronunciation?]} (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Gratiae; French: Diocèse du Havre) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1974, the episcopal see is Le Havre Cathedral in the city of Le Havre. The diocese comprises the arrondissement of Le Havre in the department of Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

The diocese was created from territory of the Archdiocese of Rouen, and remains suffragan to the parent diocese.

The current bishop is , appointed in 2011.

Bishops[]

• (1974–2003)
• Michel Jean Guyard (2003–2011)
• Jean-Luc Brunin (since 2011)

See also[]

• Catholic Church in France

References[]

External links[]

• (in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
• Catholic Hierarchy page ^{[self-published]}

Coordinates: 49°29.25′N 0°6.5′E / 49.48750°N 0.1083°E / 49.48750; 0.1083