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Roman Catholic Diocese of Jérémie

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Metropolitan
  
Jérémie

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
2,146 km²

Emeritus bishop
  
Joseph Willy Romélus

Parishes
  
34

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
Haiti

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 652,950 450,645 (69%)

Established
  
20 April 1972 (44 years ago)

Ecclesiastical provinces
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Jérémie

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

Ordinaries

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

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jérémie Wikipedia
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