Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes
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Diocese of Les Cayes Dioecesis Caiesensis Dyosèz nan Les Cayes |
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
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| Location | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Port-au-Prince |
| Metropolitan | Jérémie |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,649 km2 (1,795 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2001) 1,400,000 933,000 (66.6%) |
| Parishes | 43 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3 October 1861 (155 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Chibly Cardinal Langlois |
| Emeritus Bishops | Jean Alix Verrier |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Les Cayes, erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Gonaives, Les Cayes, and Port-de-Paix) dates from the reorganization following upon the Concordat of 1860 between Pope Pius IX and the Republic of Haiti.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 18°11′35″N 73°44′53″W / 18.1930°N 73.7480°W
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