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Diocese of Port-de-Paix

Dioecesis Portus Pacis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 October 1861
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Haïti
  • Square Kilometers: 4,500 (1,738 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, rue de l’H&ocaret;pital, B.P. 61, HT-3110 Port-de-Paix, Haïti, W.I.
  • Telephone: 3767-1741; 3390-9367

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)
7 April 1988Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Port-de-Paix (from Port-au-Prince)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949140,000180,00077.8%22226,36343610ap1951
1966200,000250,00080.0%26267,69272412ap1967
1970210,000275,00076.4%122239,130274011ap1971
1976268,000323,00083.0%27279,925483810ap1977
1980273,000329,00083.0%2202212,409434410ap1981
1990314,500370,00085.0%5202512,580573513ap1991
1999280,000430,97065.0%823319,032494015ap2000
2000280,000435,00064.4%829377,567533515ap2001
2001284,000430,00066.0%9162511,360373315ap2002
2002284,500430,00066.2%9162511,380373316ap2003
2003298,000446,00066.8%1319329,312573515ap2004
2004330,000550,00060.0%1421359,428494617ap2005
2013384,000519,00074.0%22113311,636283821ap2014
2016405,000675,00060.0%378459,000203426ap2017
2019420,750700,00060.1%448528,091273432ap2020
2021426,900715,25059.7%438518,370213535ap2022

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


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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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