Catholic Church in French Guiana

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The Catholic Church in French Guiana is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

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Around 75% of the population is Catholic and the dependency forms a single diocese - the Diocese of Cayenne.

Erected as the apostolic prefecture of French Guiana-Cayenne in 1651, it remained a prefecture until elevated to a Vicariate in January 1933, and finally to the Diocese of Cayenne in February 1956. [1] The Diocese is currently a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France et Saint-Pierre [2] on the island of Martinique. The current bishop is Alain Ransay, appointed on December 10th, 2021. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Cayenne (Cajenna) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  2. ↑ "French Guiana" (PDF). secretariat.synod.va. Retrieved 2025-02-28.


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