Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa (Latin: Archidioecesis Numeanus; French: Archidiocèse de Nouméa) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.

Archdiocese of Nouméa Archidioecesis Numeanus Archidiocèse de Nouméa
Nouméa Cathedral
Location
Country	New Caledonia,  France
Ecclesiastical province	Noumea
Statistics
Area	19,103 km2 (7,376 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 210,000 110,000 (52.4%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 July 1847 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie) 21 June 1966 (Archdiocese of Nouméa)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Joseph in Nouméa
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
Suffragans	Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Diocese of Port-Vila
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Ordinaries

• Guillaume Douarre, S. M. (1847–1850), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
• Pierre Rougeyron, S. M. (1855–1873)
• Pierre-Ferdinand Vitte, S. M. (1873–1880)
• Alphonse-Hilarion Fraysse, S. M. (1880–1905)
• Claude-Marie Chanrion, S. M. (1905–1937)
• Edoardo Bresson, S. M. (1937–1956)
• Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S. M. (1956–1972)
• Eugène Klein, M.S.C. (1972–1981)
• Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M. (1981– )

External links and references

• "Archdiocese of Nouméa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.

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