Roman Catholic Diocese of Jérémie

The Diocese of Jérémie (Latin: Dioecesis Ieremiopolitana; French: Diocèse de Jérémie; Haitian Creole: Dyosèz Jeremi), erected 20 April 1972, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.

Diocese of Jérémie Dioecesis Ieremiopolitana Diocèse de Jérémie Dyosèz Jeremi
Cathédrale St. Louis Roi de France
Location
Country	Haiti
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Port-au-Prince
Metropolitan	Jérémie
Statistics
Area	2,146 km2 (829 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 652,950 450,645 (69%)
Parishes	34
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 April 1972 (53 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Louis Roi de France
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Joseph Gontrand Decoste, SJ

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. (1972 - 1975)
• Joseph Willy Romélus (1977 - 2009)
• Joseph Gontrand Decoste, SJ (2009–present)

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Joseph Serge Miot, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince in 1997

External links and references

• "Diocese of Jérémie". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
• GCatholic.org page for the Diocese of Jeremie

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