Roman Catholic Diocese of Jérémie

Diocese of Jérémie

*Dioecesis Ieremiopolitana*
Diocese of Jérémie; Dioecesis Ieremiopolitana
	Cathédrale St. Louis Roi de France
Location
Country	Haiti
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Port-au-Prince
Metropolitan	Jérémie
Statistics
Area	2,146 km2 (829 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2006); 652,950; 450,645 (69%)
Parishes	34
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 April 1972 (52 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Louis Roi de France
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Gontrand Decoste, SJ
Bishops emeritus	Willy Romélus

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jérémie (Latin: Dioecesis Ieremiopolitana), erected 20 April 1972, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. (1972 - 1975)
Willy Romélus (1977 - 2009)
Joseph Gontrand Decoste, SJ (2009–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Joseph Serge Miot, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince in 1997

External links and references

"Diocese of Jérémie". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
GCatholic.org page for the Diocese of Jeremie

18°38′41″N 74°06′53″W / 18.6447°N 74.1146°W / 18.6447; -74.1146

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