Archdiocese of Fort-de-France
Arcis Gallicae
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Fort-de-France, Martinique
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese covering Martinique, established as the Diocese of Martinique in 1850 and elevated to the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France-Saint-Pierre on 26 September 1967. Its seat is St. Louis Cathedral in Fort-de-France, and its suffragans are Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) and Cayenne (French Guiana).
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 26 September 1967
- Latin
- Arcis Gallicae
- Patron
- Vierge Marie (Notre-Dame de Bonne Délivrance)
- Annuario code
- 001001432
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 312,000
- Population
- 390,000
- Catholic share
- 80.0%
- Priests
- 65
- Catholics per priest
- 4,800
- Extent
- 1,080 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 289
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- David Macaire, O.P.
- Born
- 20 October 1969
- Birthplace
- Nanterre
- Institute
- FRATI PREDICATORI (DOMENICANI) (O.P.)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Louis Cathedral, Fort-de-France stands in Fort-de-France, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Fort-de-France
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].