The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacmel (Latin: Dioecesis Iacmeliensis), erected 25 February 1988, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
Diocese of Jacmel Dioecesis Iacmeliensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Port-au-Prince |
| Metropolitan | Jacmel |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2008) 510,257 331,667 (65%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 February 1988 (36 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James and St. Philip |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint |
The diocese began with ten priests, and in 2007 had over fifty. Some have been sent as missionaries to such places as Brazil and Quebec.
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Guire Poulard (25 February 1988 - 9 March 2009, appointed Bishop of Les Cayes)[1]
- Launay Saturné (28 April 2010 - 16 July 2018, appointed Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien)[2]
- Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint (8 December 2018)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Chibly Langlois, appointed Bishop of Fort-Liberté in 2004; future Cardinal
References
edit- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 09.03.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.07.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
External links and references
edit- "Diocese of Jacmel". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- "Diocèse de Jacmel". Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- "Diocèse de Jacmel". Archived from the original on 2002-02-13. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- GCatholic.org page for Diocese of Jacmel
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