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Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre

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Country
  
France

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Cathedral
  
Le Havre Cathedral

Metropolitan
  
Archdiocese of Rouen

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Area
  
1,902 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 417,600 364,000 (87.2%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Gratiae; French: Diocèse du Havre) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1974, the episcopal see is Le Havre Cathedral, in the city of Le Havre. The diocese comprises the arrondissement of Le Havre, in the department of Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

The diocese was created from territory of the Archdiocese of Rouen, and remains suffragan to the parent diocese.

The current bishop is Jean-Luc Brunin, appointed in 2011.

Bishops

  • Michel Marie Paul Saudreau (1974–2003)
  • Michel Jean Guyard (2003–2011)
  • Jean-Luc Brunin (since 2011)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre Wikipedia