Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
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Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince Archidioecesis Portus Principis | |
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 The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port-au-Prince, which was dedicated on 13 December 1928, was destroyed during the 12 January 2010 earthquake | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Port-au-Prince |
| Metropolitan | Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,500 km2 (2,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,244,000 3,056,000 (72%) |
| Parishes | 89 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | October 3, 1861 |
| Cathedral | The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Max Leroy Mésidor |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Lafontant |
| Website | |
| www.archidiocesedepaup.org | |
The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince (erected 3 October 1861) is a metropolitan archdiocese, responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes.
The archdiocese was a vacant see following the death of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, who was one of the many casualties of the 12 January 2010 earthquake when the Archdiocesan Chancery building collapsed.[1][2] The archdiocese's chancellor was also reportedly killed.
On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, Pope Benedict XVI named Guire Poulard - who had been the Bishop of Les Cayes - as the new Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. At the same time he named Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint as the auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese.[3]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Martial-Guillaume-Marie Testard du Cosquer (7 September 1863 – 27 July 1869)
- Alexis-Jean-Marie Guilloux (27 June 1870 – 24 October 1885)
- Constant-Mathurin Hillion (10 June 1886 – 21 February 1890)
- Cardinal Giulio Tonti (1 October 1894 – 23 August 1902), appointed titular Archbishop
- Julien-Jean-Guillaume Conan (16 September 1903 – 5 December 1930)
- Joseph-Marie Le Gouaze (5 December 1930 – 24 June 1955)
- François-Marie-Joseph Poirier (3 July 1955 – 18 August 1966)
- François-Wolff Ligondé (20 August 1966 – 1 March 2008)
- Joseph Serge Miot (1 March 2008 – 12 January 2010)
- Guire Poulard (12 January 2011 – 7 October 2017)
- Max Leroy Mésidor (7 October 2017 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (1905-1919), did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Les Cayes
- Joseph-Marie Le Gouaze (1927-1930)
- Joseph Serge Miot (1997-2008)
Auxiliary bishops
- Léon Jules Marie Bélouino (1880-1882)
- François-Marie Kersuzan (1883-1886), appointed Bishop of Cap-Haitien
- Pierre-Marie Gentet (1895-1896)
- Rémy Jérôme Augustin, S.M.M. (1953-1966), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Port-de-Paix
- Jean-Baptiste Décoste (1966-1972), appointed Bishop of Hinche
- Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B. (1986-1998), appointed Bishop of Hinche
- Joseph Lafontant (1986-2018)
- Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. (2002-2009), appointed Bishop of Hinche
- Pierre-André Dumas (2002-2008), appointed Bishop of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne
- Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M. (2012-2014), appointed Bishop of Fort-Liberté
- Sylvain Ducange, S.D.B. (2016–2021), died
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Launay Saturné, appointed Bishop of Jacmel in 2010
- Désinord Jean, appointed Bishop of Hinche in 2016
Other bishops
Auxiliary bishops
Former auxiliary bishops
- Léon Bélouino (20 August 1880 – 18 January 1882)
- Sylvain Ducange, SDB (4 June 2016 - 18 June 2021)
- François-Marie Kersuzan (9 August 1883 – 13 August 1886)
- Pierre-Marie Gentet (10 December 1895 – 6 March 1896)
- Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (Coadjutor: 13 January 1905 – 18 December 1919)
- Rémy Augustin, SMM (8 April 1953 – 20 August 1966)
- Jean-Baptiste Décoste (20 August 1966 – 20 April 1972)
- Louis Nerval Kébreau, SDB (25 November 1986 – 30 June 1998)
- Joseph Lafontant (25 November 1986 – 27 July 2013)
- Pierre-André Dumas (10 December 2002 – 13 July 2008)
- Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, CSC (10 December 2002 – 6 August 2009)
- Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint (12 January 2011 – 8 December 2018)
- Quesnel Alphonse, SMM (10 November 2012 – 25 October 2014)
Bishops who were priests of the archdiocese
- Launay Saturné (priest: 10 March 1991 – 28 April 2010; appointed Bishop of Jacmel)
- Jean Désinord (priest: 13 November 1994 – 4 April 2016; appointed Bishop of Hinche)
See also
Notes
- ^ Deacon Keith Fournier (13 January 2010). "Breaking News: Devastating 7.0 Earthquake Hammers Beleagured [sic] Island Nation of Haiti". Catholic Online. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Haiti Archbishop Killed in Quake as Churches, Cathedral Reduced to Rubble". Fox News. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ Holdren, Alan. "On earthquake anniversary, Pope appoints archbishop, sends $1.2 million to Haiti". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- GCatholic.org page for the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
- Official website for the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
- RadioSoleil.org in Port-au-Prince
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