Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien

The Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien (Latin: Archidioecesis Capitis Haitiani), erected 3 October 1861 as the Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Fort-Liberté, Hinche, Les Gonaïves and Port-de-Paix. It was elevated on 7 April 1988.

Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien Archdioecesis Capitis Haitiani
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Location
Country	Haiti
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Cap-Haïtien
Statistics
Area	2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,463,520 778,110 (53.2%)
Parishes	43
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 October 1861 (163 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Launay Saturné
Bishops emeritus	Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Constant-Mathurin Hillion (1872–1886), appointed Archbishop of Port-au-Prince
• François-Marie Kersuzan (1886–1929)
• Jean-Marie Jan (1929–1953)
• Albert François Cousineau, C.S.C. (1953–1974); Archbishop (personal title) in 1968
• François Gayot, S.M.M. (1974–2003)
• Hubert Constant, O.M.I. (2003–2008)
• Louis Nerval Kébreau, S.D.B. (2008–2014)
• Max Leroy Mésidor, (2014-2017), appointed Archbishop of Port-au-Prince
• Launay Saturné (2018-)

Coadjutor bishops

• Jean-Marie Jan (1924-1929)
• Albert François Cousineau, C.S.C. (1951-1953)
• Max Leroy Mésidor (2013-2014)

External links

• "Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
• GCatholic.org page for the Archdiocese

See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Haiti

19.7614°N 72.2006°W / 19.7614; -72.2006