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Diocese of Les Cayes

Dioecesis Caiesensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Chibly Langlois, Cardinal, Bishop
  • Jean Alix Verrier, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 October 1861
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Haïti
  • Square Kilometers: 2,817 (1,088 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 43, 137 rue Antoine Simon et Toussaint Louverture, HT-8110 Les Cayes, Haïti
  • Telephone: 2270-1444; 2270-2018; 3649-1203

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 October 1861ErectedArchdiocese of Santo Domingo Diocese of Cap-Haïtien (erected)
Diocese of Les Cayes (erected)
Diocese of Les Gonaïves (erected)
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince (erected)
Diocese of Port-de-Paix (erected)
20 April 1972Territory LostDiocese of Les Cayes (Grande Anse and Anse d'Hainault) Diocese of Jérémie (erected)
13 July 2008Territory LostDiocese of Les Cayes (Department des Nippes) Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949750,000775,00096.8%5440947,9784411235ap1951
1966906,000930,00097.4%78431217,4873216752ap1967
1970910,0001,050,00086.7%56471038,8344713853ap1971
1976700,000800,00087.5%4035759,3336013238ap1977
1980764,0001,063,00071.9%31386911,0726313938ap1981
19901,014,0001,455,50069.7%41468711,6556914539ap1991
19971,000,0001,500,00066.7%45236814,7054914543ap2000
20001,000,0001,500,00066.7%47237014,2854914543ap2001
2001933,0001,400,00066.6%55288311,2405513643ap2004
2013577,000870,00066.3%77391164,97417211756ap2014
2016472,000712,20066.3%74391134,1761629756ap2017
2019433,960723,20560.0%81511323,28717211164ap2020
2021445,716742,86160.0%87581453,07318411468ap2022

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


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