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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Jacmel
The Diocese of Jacmel (; ; ), erected 25 February 1988, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. The diocese began with ten priests, and in 2007 had over fifty. Some have been sent as missionaries to such places as Brazil and Quebec. Bishops Ordinaries * Guire Poulard (25 February 1988 - 9 March 2009, appointed Bishop of Les Cayes) * Launay Saturné (28 April 2010 - 16 July 2018, appointed Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien) * Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint (8 December 2018) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop *Chibly Langlois, appointed Bishop of Fort-Liberté in 2004; future Cardinal References External links and references * * *GCatholic.org page for Diocese of Jacmel Jacmel Jacmel Jacmel Jacmel (; ) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula, and ... Jacmel Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacmel
Jacmel (; ) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula, and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the commune of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census. The town's name is derived from its indigenous Taíno name of ''Yaquimel''. In 1925, Jacmel was dubbed as the "City of Light," becoming the first in the Caribbean to have electricity. The city is known for its well-preserved Gingerbread houses built in the early 19th century. The town has been tentatively accepted as a World Heritage Site. It sustained damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Jacmel is home to the country's leading film school, the Ciné Institute. History The town was founded by the ''Compagnie de Saint-Domingue'' in 1698 as the capital of the southeastern part of the French colony Saint-Domingue. The area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Port-au-Prince
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Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
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Jacmel Cathedral
Jacmel (; ) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula, and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the commune of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census. The town's name is derived from its indigenous Taíno name of ''Yaquimel''. In 1925, Jacmel was dubbed as the "City of Light," becoming the first in the Caribbean to have electricity. The city is known for its well-preserved Gingerbread houses built in the early 19th century. The town has been tentatively accepted as a World Heritage Site. It sustained damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Jacmel is home to the country's leading film school, the Ciné Institute. History The town was founded by the ''Compagnie de Saint-Domingue'' in 1698 as the capital of the southeastern part of the French colony Saint-Domingue. The area n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint
Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint (born 19 May 1965 in Grande Savane) is a Haitian clergyman and bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ... for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacmel. He was ordained in 1994. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Titular Bishop of Senez in 2011, and then Bishop of Jacmel in Haiti in 2018. References Haitian Roman Catholic bishops 1965 births Living people Roman Catholic bishops of Jacmel Roman Catholic bishops of Port-au-Prince Bishops appointed by Pope Francis Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI {{Haiti-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
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Quebec
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Guire Poulard
Guire Poulard (6 January 1942 – 9 December 2018) was a Haitian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince from 2011 to 2017. He previously served as Bishop of Jacmel from 1988 to 2009 and Bishop of Les Cayes from 2009 to 2011. Biography Poulard was born in Haiti and was ordained to the priesthood in 1972. He served as Bishop of Jacmel from 1988 to 2009. He then served as Bishop of Les Cayes from 2009 to 2011. Poulard served as Archbishop of Port-au-Prince from 2011 to 2017, succeeding Joseph Serge Miot, who died due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 7 October 2017 due to reaching the age limit. The pope appointed Max Leroy Mésidor Max Leroy Mésidor (; born 1962 in Saint-Marc) is a Haitians, Haitian clergyman of the Catholic Church who has served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince since 2017. Biography Mésidor began seminar ..., until then Archbishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Les Cayes
The Diocese of Les Cayes (; ; ), erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. History The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Les Gonaïves, Les Cayes, and Port-de-Paix) dates from the reorganization following upon the Concordat of 1860 between Pope Pius IX and the Republic of Haiti. Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cayes Bishops Ordinaries * Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice (1893–1914) * Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic (1916–1919) * Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (1919–1941) * François-Joseph Person (1941–1941) * Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. (1942–1966) *Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor (1966–1988) * Jean Alix Verrier (1988–2009) *Guire Poulard (2009–2011); named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince *Chibly Langlois (since 2011); elevated to Cardinal in 2014 Coadjutor bishops * François-Joseph Person (1937–1941) * Jean Alix Verrier (1985–1988) Auxiliary bishop * Charles-Edoua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launay Saturné
Launay Saturné (born 1964 in Petit-Goâve Petit-Goâve () is a coastal List of communes of Haiti, commune in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest (department), Ouest Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. It is located southwest of Port-au-Prince. The town has a population of a ...) is a Haitian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien since 2019. He was previously Bishop of Jacmel from 2010 to 2019. References External links Haitian Roman Catholic archbishops People from Ouest (department) Living people 1964 births 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Haiti Roman Catholic archbishops of Cap-Haïtien Roman Catholic bishops of Jacmel Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Francis Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI {{NorthAm-RC-archbishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Cap-Haïtien
The Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien ( French: ''Archidiocèse du Cap-Haïtien''; Latin: ''Archidioecesis Cap-Haïtien''), erected 3 October 1861 as the Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Fort-Liberté, Hinche, Les Gonaïves and Port-de-Paix. It was elevated on 7 April 1988. Bishops Ordinaries * Constant-Mathurin Hillion (1872–1886), appointed Archbishop of Port-au-Prince * François-Marie Kersuzan (1886–1929) * Jean-Marie Jan (1929–1953) * Albert François Cousineau, C.S.C. (1953–1974); Archbishop (personal title) in 1968 * François Gayot, S.M.M. (1974–2003) * Hubert Constant, O.M.I. (2003–2008) * Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B. (2008–2014) *Max Leroy Mésidor, (2014-2017), appointed Archbishop of Port-au-Prince * Launay Saturné (2018-) Coadjutor bishops * Jean-Marie Jan (1924-1929) * Albert François Cousineau, C.S.C. (1951-1953) *Max Leroy Mésidor Max Leroy Mésidor (; born 1962 in Saint-Marc) is a Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
