Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa

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Country New Caledonia, France Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Cathedral Nouméa Cathedral		Ecclesiastical province Noumea Sui iuris church Latin Church Area 19,103 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)210,000110,000 (52.4%) Metropolitan archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa (Latin: Archidioecesis Numeanus; French: Archidiocèse de Nouméa) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.

Ordinaries

Guillaume Douarre, S. M. (1847–1853)

Pierre Rougeyron, S. M. (1855–1873)

Pierre-Ferdinand Vitte, S. M. (1873–1880)

Alphonse-Hilarion Fraysse, S. M. (1880–1905)

Claude-Marie Chanrion, S. M. (1905–1937)

Edoardo Bresson, S. M. (1937–1956)

Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S. M. (1956–1972)

Eugène Klein, M.S.C. (1972–1981)

Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M. (1981– )

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