Diocese of Les Cayes

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Bishop(s) Jean Alix Verrier, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 3 October 1861 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Haïti Square Kilometers: 4,649 (1,795 Square Miles) Mailing Address: B.P. 43, Rue Toussaint-Louverture, Les Cayes, Haïti Telephone: (05)286-0131

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice † (4 May 1893 Appointed - 22 Jun 1914 Resigned)
• Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic † (12 Jan 1916 Appointed - 1 Aug 1919 Resigned)
• Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon † (24 Apr 1919 Appointed - 1 Sep 1941 Retired)
• François-Joseph Person † (9 Sep 1941 Succeeded - 24 Sep 1941 Died)
• Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. † (30 Sep 1942 Appointed - 27 Jul 1966 Died)
• Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor † (20 Aug 1966 Appointed - 9 Apr 1988 Resigned)
• Jean Alix Verrier (9 Apr 1988 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 October 1861	Erected	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo	Diocese of Les Cayes (erected)
20 April 1972	Territory Lost	Diocese of Les Cayes	Diocese of Jérémie (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	750,000	775,000	96.8%	54	40	94	7,978		44	112	35	ap1951
1966	906,000	930,000	97.4%	78	43	121	7,487		32	167	52	ap1967
1970	910,000	1,050,000	86.7%	56	47	103	8,834		47	138	53	ap1971
1976	700,000	800,000	87.5%	40	35	75	9,333		60	132	38	ap1977
1980	764,000	1,063,000	71.9%	31	38	69	11,072		63	139	38	ap1981
1990	1,014,000	1,455,500	69.7%	41	46	87	11,655		69	145	39	ap1991
1997	1,000,000	1,500,000	66.7%	45	23	68	14,705		49	145	43	ap2000
2000	1,000,000	1,500,000	66.7%	47	23	70	14,285		49	145	43	ap2001
2001	933,000	1,400,000	66.6%	55	28	83	11,240		55	136	43	ap2004

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1966 to 9 Apr 1988)
• Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1942 to 27 Jul 1966)
• Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1916 to 1 Aug 1919)
• Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice † (Bishop: 4 May 1893 to 22 Jun 1914)
• François-Joseph Person † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Jun 1937; Bishop: 9 Sep 1941 to 24 Sep 1941)
• Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Oct 1966 to 20 Apr 1972)
• Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 24 Apr 1919; Bishop: 18 Dec 1919 to 1 Sep 1941)
• Willy Romélus (Priest: 13 Jul 1958 to 26 Apr 1977)
• Guy A. Sansaricq (Priest: 29 Jun 1960 to 9 Jan 1991)
• Jean Alix Verrier (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Dec 1985; Bishop: 9 Apr 1988)