Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne
Diocese of Cayenne Dioecesis Caiennensis Diocèse de Cayenne | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Fort-de-France |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Fort-de-France |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,780 km2 (690 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 260,000 188,000 (72.3%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cayenne Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Alain Ransay |
Metropolitan Archbishop | David Macaire |
Bishops emeritus | Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont |
Website | |
website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne (Latin: Dioecesis Caiennensis; French: Diocèse de Cayenne) (erected 1651, as the Prefecture Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France. It was elevated on to the Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne on 10 January 1933 and to the Diocese of Cayenne on 29 February 1956. The seat of the bishop is in Cayenne Cathedral.
Ordinaries
[edit]- Giustino Fabre (1923–1924)
- Leone Delaval, C.S.Sp. (1925–1932)
- Pierre-Marie Gourtay, C.S.Sp. (1933–1944)
- Alfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. (1945–1973)
- François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. (1973–1998)
- Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (1998–2004), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nice
- Emmanuel Lafont (2004–2020)
- Alain Ransay (2021–present)
See also
[edit]External links and references
[edit]- Eglise Catholique De Guyane, Diocese De Cayenne official site
- "Diocese of Cayenne". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
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