Archdiocese of Papeete
Papeeten(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Papeete, French Polynesia
The Archdiocese of Papeete is the Latin rite metropolitan see of French Polynesia, seated at Papeete Cathedral on Tahiti. Erected in 1848 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti, it was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1966 with the Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata as its suffragan.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 21 June 1966
- Latin
- Papeeten(sis)
- Patron
- Pierre Chanel
- Annuario code
- 001002536
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 89,000
- Population
- 236,693
- Catholic share
- 37.6%
- Priests
- 29
- Catholics per priest
- 3,069
- Extent
- 2,615 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 34
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
- Jean-Pierre Cottanceau, SS.CC.
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
Cathedral of Notre Dame of Papeete stands in Papeete, 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 Papeete
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Taiohae o TefenuaenataTaiohae o Tefenuaenata
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
French Polynesia's Catholic metropolitan see is the Archdiocese of Papeete (Latin: Archidioecesis Papeetensis; French: Archidiocèse de Papeete), which oversees the suffragan diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata. Its lineage runs through the Vicariate of Eastern Oceania, founded in 1833, whose successor, the Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti, was established in 1848 and elevated to the Archdiocese of Papeete in 1966.
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].