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Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne

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Roman Catholic diocese in Haiti
Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne
Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis
Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Miragoâne Cathedral [fr]
Location
Country Haiti
TerritoryNippes
Ecclesiastical provincePort-au-Prince
Statistics
Area1,100 km (420 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2008)
375,000
222,000 (59.2%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established13 July 2008 (16 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Anne
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPierre-André Dumas
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne (Latin: Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis) is a diocese located in the Nippes, Haiti. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince.

History

On 13 July 2008 Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne from the Diocese of Les Cayes.

Ordinaries

Notable churches

References

  1. "Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  2. "Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-12.

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