Metropolitan see Nouméa, New Caledonia
Archdiocese of Nouméa
Numean(us)
Latin Church
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering New Caledonia, seated in Noumea. Erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of New Caledonia in 1847 and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese on 21 June 1966, with the Dioceses of Wallis et Futuna and Port-Vila as suffragans. Its seat is St. Joseph Cathedral, Noumea.
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- Established
- 1966
- Catholics
- 110,000
- Priests
- 24
- Territory
- 19,103 km²
Parishes and churches
34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- TouaourouYatéView parish
- TyéPoindimiéView parish
- TéoutyPonérihouenView parish
- Île des PinsÎle des PinsView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Susitino Sionepoe
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The cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral, Noumea stands in Nouméa, 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.
History
Established in 1966, the Archdiocese of Nouméa (Latin: Archidioecesis Numeanus; French: Archidiocèse de Nouméa) is the metropolitan see of New Caledonia, with responsibility for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.