Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien

Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien
Archdioecesis Capitis Haitiani
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Location
Country  Haiti
Ecclesiastical province Province of Cap-Haïtien
Statistics
Area 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,463,520
778,110 (53.2%)
Parishes 43
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 3 October 1861 (157 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien (Latin: Archidioecesis Capitis Haitiani), erected 3 October 1861 as the Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Fort-Liberté, Hinche, Les Gonaïves and Port-de-Paix. It was elevated on 7 April 1988.

Ordinaries

  • Constant-Mathurin Hillion (1872–1886)
  • François-Marie Kersuzan (1886–1929)
  • Jean-Marie Jan (1929–1953)
  • Albert François Cousineau, C.S.C. (1953–1974)
  • François Gayot, S.M.M. (1974–2003)
  • Hubert Constant, O.M.I. (2003–2008)
  • Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. (2008–Present)
  • "Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
  • GCatholic.org page for the Archdiocese

Coordinates: 19°45′41″N 72°12′02″W / 19.7614°N 72.2006°W / 19.7614; -72.2006


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