Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne

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.

Diocese of Cayenne Dioecesis Caiennensis Diocèse de Cayenne
Cayenne Cathedral
Location
Country	French Guiana, France
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

Ordinaries

• 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

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South America

External links and references

• Eglise Catholique De Guyane, Diocese De Cayenne official site
• "Diocese of Cayenne". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 February 2007.

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