Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae
Diocese of Taiohae Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  French Polynesia,  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Papeete |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Papeete |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 9,220 8,310 (90.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 May 1848 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands) 21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Taiohae) 31 May 1974 (As Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata) |
| Cathedral | Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pascal Chang-Soï |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC. |
| Bishops emeritus | Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC |
The Diocese of Taiohae (or Tefenuaenata, or Hakapehi) (
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Îles Marquises, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus at Taiohae, on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French: îles Marquises).
History
- Erected on 1848.05.09 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Marquesas Islands/ Isole Marchesi (Curiate Italian) / Insularum Marchesi (Latin), on insular territory split off from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Oceania
- Promoted on 1966.06.21 as Diocese of Taiohae / Taiohaën(us) (Latin)
- Renamed 1974.05.31 as Diocese of Taiohae / Hakapehi (synonym) / Tefenuaenata (Marquesan Islands name) / Humanæ Telluris (Latin) / Taiohaën(us) (Latin adjective).
Statistics
As of 2014[update], it pastorally served 8,970 Catholics (91.2% of 9,835 total) on 1,250 km² in 26 parishes with 4 priests (2 diocesan, 2 religious), 11 lay religious (7 brothers, 4 sisters) and 1 seminarian.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Vicars of Marquesas Islands
- Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis(1844.08.14 – 1882.06.11); died 1882
- Cambysopolis(1855.12.07 – 1888.01.11)
- Apostolic AdministratorFather Rogatien-Joseph Martin, SS.CC. (1890.04.11 – 1892.06.03 see below), no previous prelature
- Rogatien-Joseph Martin, SS.CC. (see above 1892.06.03 – death 1912.05.27), Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1892.06.03 – 1912.05.27)
- Picpus Fathers (SS.CC.) (1920.12.30 – death 1952.11.21), Titular Bishop of Demetrias(1921.01.05 – 1952.11.21)
- Buthrotum(1953.11.16 – 1966.06.21)
- Suffragan Bishops of Taiohae
- Budua(1970.03.17 – resigned 1976.09.27); died 2002
- Hervé Le Cléac'h, SS.CC. (1973.03.01 – retired 1986.05.31), died 2012
- Coadjutor Bishopof Taiohae (1985.03.29 – 1986.05.31)
- Apostolic Administrator of Papeete(French Polynesia) (2013.03.13 – 2015.08.28).
Coadjutor bishops
- Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC. (1985-1986)
- Pascal Chang-Soï, SS.CC. (2010-2015)
See also
Sources and external links
- GCatholic, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections
- "Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
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