Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata
Taiohaën(us) seu Humanae Telluris
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia
The Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata is a Latin rite diocese covering the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Papeete. Erected in 1848 as the Vicariate Apostolic of the Marquesas Islands, it became a diocese in 1966 and received its present name in 1974. Its seat is Notre-Dame Cathedral in Taiohae on Nuku Hiva.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 31 May 1974
- Latin
- Taiohaën(us) seu Humanae Telluris
- Annuario code
- 001003154
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 8,310
- Population
- 9,220
- Catholic share
- 90.1%
- Priests
- 4
- Catholics per priest
- 2,078
- Extent
- 1,250 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.6
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
- Bishop
- Pascal Chang-Soi, 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 the Marquesas Islands, Taiohae stands in Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, 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
A suffragan of Papeete.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of PapeetePapeete
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in French Polynesia, the Diocese of Taiohae (also Tefenuaenata, or Hakapehi; Latin: Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris; French: Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata) is a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Papeete, while still depending on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral episcopal see, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Îles Marquises, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, stands at Taiohae on Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands (French: îles Marquises).
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].