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Roman Catholic Diocese of Port de Paix

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Metropolitan
  
Port-de-Paix

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
4,500 km²

Bishop
  
Pierre-Antoine Paulo

Parishes
  
17

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
Haiti

Emeritus bishop
  
François Colimon

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 550,000 330,000 (60%)

Established
  
3 October 1861 (155 years ago)

Ecclesiastical provinces
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien, Port-de-Paix

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-de-Paix (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Pacis), erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien.

Ordinaries

  • Paul-Marie Le Bihain, S.M.M. (1928–1935)
  • Albert-Marie Guiot, S.M.M. (1936–1975)
  • Rémy Augustin, S.M.M. (1978–1982)
  • François Colímon, S.M.M. (1982–2008)
  • Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. (2008–present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-de-Paix Wikipedia
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