Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince Archidioecesis Portus Principis Acheveche nan Pòtoprens | |
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port-au-Prince, which was dedicated on 13 December 1928, was destroyed during the 12 January 2010 earthquake | |
Location | |
Country | Haiti |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Port-au-Prince |
Metropolitan | Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,500 km2 (2,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 4,244,000 3,056,000 (72%) |
Parishes | 89 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | October 3, 1861 |
Cathedral | The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Guire Poulard |
Auxiliary Bishops | Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M., Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint |
Emeritus Bishops | Joseph Lafontant |
Website | |
www.archidiocesedepaup.org |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince (erected 3 October 1861) is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes.
The archdiocese was a vacant see following the death of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, who was one of the many casualties of the 12 January 2010 earthquake when the Archdiocesan Chancery building collapsed.[1][2] The archdiocese's chancellor was also reportedly killed.
On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, Pope Benedict XVI named Guire Poulard - who had been the Bishop of Les Cayes - as the new Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. At the same time he named Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint as the auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese.[3]
Ordinaries
- Archbishop Martial-Guillaume-Marie Testard du Cosquer (7 September 1863 Appointed – 27 July 1869 Died)
- Archbishop Alexis-Jean-Marie Guilloux (27 June 1870 Appointed – 24 October 1885 Died)
- Archbishop Constant-Mathurin Hillion (10 June 1886 Appointed – 21 February 1890 Died)
- Cardinal Giulio Tonti (1 October 1894 Appointed – 23 August 1902 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Ancyra)
- Archbishop Julien-Jean-Guillaume Conan (16 September 1903 Appointed – 5 December 1930 Resigned)
- Archbishop Joseph-Marie Le Gouaze (5 December 1930 Succeeded – 24 June 1955 Retired)
- Archbishop François-Marie-Joseph Poirier (3 July 1955 Appointed – 18 August 1966 Resigned)
- Archbishop François-Wolff Ligondé (20 August 1966 Appointed – 1 March 2008 Retired)
- Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot (1 March 2008 Succeeded – 12 January 2010 Died)
- Archbishop Guire Poulard (12 January 2011 Appointed)
Other bishops
- Auxiliary Bishop: Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M.
- Auxiliary Bishop: Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint
- Auxiliary Bishop-elect: Monsignor Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. (Salesians of Don Bosco)
- Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Joseph Lafontant
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1988 | Diocese of Jacmel |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Deacon Keith Fournier (13 January 2010). "Breaking News: Devastating 7.0 Earthquake Hammers Beleagured [sic] Island Nation of Haiti". Catholic Online. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ↑ "Haiti Archbishop Killed in Quake as Churches, Cathedral Reduced to Rubble". Fox News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ↑ Holdren, Alan. "On earthquake anniversary, Pope appoints archbishop, sends $1.2 million to Haiti". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- GCatholic.org page for the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
- Official website for the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
- RadioSoleil.org in Port-au-Prince
Coordinates: 18°32′57″N 72°20′21″W / 18.5492°N 72.3391°W