Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France–Saint-Pierre
Church district in Fort-de-France, Martinique / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Archdiocese of Saint-Pierre and Fort-de-France (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Petri et Arcis Gallicae; French: Archidiocèse de Saint-Pierre et Fort-de-France), more simply known as the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France, is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The archdiocese comprises the entirety of the French overseas department of Martinique.
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Archdiocese of Saint-Pierre and Fort-de-France Archidioecesis Sancti Petri et Arcis Gallicae Archidiocèse de Saint-Pierre et Fort-de-France | |
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Location | |
Country | Martinique, France |
Headquarters | Fort-de-France |
Coordinates | 14°36′34″N 61°04′35″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,080 km2 (420 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 390,000 312,000 (80.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | September 27, 1850; 173 years ago (1850-09-27) |
Cathedral | St. Louis Cathedral |
Language | French |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | David Macaire, O.P. |
Bishops emeritus | Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville Archbishop Emeritus (2015-) |
Website | |
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A metropolitan archdiocese, its ecclesiastical province includes the suffragan dioceses of Cayenne and Basse-Terre, and all are members of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville's retirement for age reasons was accepted by Pope Francis on Saturday, 7 March 2015;[1] he is succeeded by Msg. David Macaire, O.P., a Dominican priest who until then had been serving as prior of the convent La Sainte-Baume, in Toulon, France and as of now, the incumbent prelate.
As of 2006[update], the diocese contained 47 parishes, 35 active diocesan priests, 23 religious priests and 310,000 Catholics. It also has 171 Women Religious and 33 Religious Brothers.[citation needed]