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

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)417,600364,000 (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)

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