The Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes, erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince (erected 3 October 1861) is a metropolitan archdiocese, responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes.
The archdiocese was a vacant see following the ...
.
History
The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Gonaives, Les Cayes, and Port-de-Paix) dates from the reorganization following upon the Concordat of 1860 between
Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX ( it, Pio IX, ''Pio Nono''; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the First Vatican ...
and the
Republic of Haiti.
[ Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cayes]
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice (1893–1914)
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Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic (1916–1919)
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Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (1919–1941)
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François-Joseph Person (1941-1941)
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Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. (1942–1966)
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Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor (1966–1988)
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Jean Alix Verrier (1988–2009)
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Guire Poulard (2009–2011); named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince
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Chibly Langlois
Chibly Langlois (; born 29 November 1958) is a Haitian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is bishop of Les Cayes since 15 August 2011, and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference.
Pope Francis, on 22 February 2014, elevated Langl ...
(since 2011); elevated to Cardinal in 2014
Coadjutor bishops
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François-Joseph Person (1937-1941)
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Jean Alix Verrier (1985-1988)
Auxiliary bishop
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Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. (1966-1972), appointed Bishop of Jérémie
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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Joseph Willy Romélus, appointed Bishop of Jérémie in 1977
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Joseph Gontrand Décoste (priest here, 1994–1998), appointed Bishop of Jérémie in 2009
Territorial losses
References
External links
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GCatholic.org page for Diocese of Les Cayes
1893 establishments in Haiti
Les Cayes
Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ht, Okay), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capita ...
Les Cayes
Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ht, Okay), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capita ...
Les Cayes
Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ht, Okay), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capita ...
Les Cayes
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Port-au-Prince
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