Diocese of Les Cayes Dioecesis Caiesensis Dyosèz nan Les Cayes | |
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Location | |
Country | Haiti |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Port-au-Prince |
Metropolitan | Jérémie |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,649 km2 (1,795 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2001) 1,400,000 933,000 (66.6%) |
Parishes | 43 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 3 October 1861 (162 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Chibly Cardinal Langlois |
Bishops emeritus | Jean Alix Verrier |
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Year | Along with | To form |
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1972 | Diocese of Jérémie |
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Cayes". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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