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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche

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Metropolitan
  
Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
3,000 km²

Bishop
  
Désinord Jean

Parishes
  
37

Rite
  
Country
  
Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2013)584,000355,000 (60.8%)

Established
  
20 April 1972 (44 years ago)

Ecclesiastical provinces
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien, Hinche

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche (Latin: Dioecesis Hinchensis), erected 20 April 1972, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien.

Ordinaries

  • Jean-Baptiste Décoste (1972 - 1980)
  • Léonard Pétion Laroche (1982 - 1998)
  • Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. (1998 - 2008)
  • Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. (2009 - 2015)
  • Désinord Jean (2016 - Present)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Hinche Wikipedia


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