Suffragan diocese Jérémie, Haiti
Diocese of Jérémie
Ieremiopolitan(us)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese covering Haiti's Grand'Anse department, erected 20 April 1972 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Louis King of France in Jeremie. Bishop Joseph Gontrand Decoste, S.J., has led the diocese since 2009.
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- Established
- 1972
- Catholics
- 450,645
- Priests
- 83
- Territory
- 2,146 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Gontrand Decoste, S.J.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Louis King of France, Jeremie stands in Jérémie, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, the Diocese of Jérémie (Latin: Dioecesis Ieremiopolitana; French: Diocèse de Jérémie; Haitian Creole: Dyosèz Jeremi) dates from its erection on 20 April 1972.