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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa

Coordinates: 22°16′33″S 166°27′29″E / 22.27583°S 166.45806°E / -22.27583; 166.45806
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Archdiocese of Nouméa

Archidioecesis Numeanus

Archidiocèse de Nouméa
Location
Country New Caledonia,  France
Ecclesiastical provinceNoumea
Statistics
Area19,103 km2 (7,376 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
210,000
110,000 (52.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 July 1847 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie)
21 June 1966 (Archdiocese of Nouméa)
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph in Nouméa
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMichel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
SuffragansDiocese of Wallis et Futuna
Diocese of Port-Vila
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa (Latin: Archidioecesis Numeanus; French: Archidiocèse de Nouméa) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.

Ordinaries

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  • Guillaume Douarre, S. M. (1847–1850), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
  • Pierre Rougeyron, S. M. (1855–1873)
  • Pierre-Ferdinand Vitte, S. M. (1873–1880)
  • Alphonse-Hilarion Fraysse, S. M. (1880–1905)
  • Claude-Marie Chanrion, S. M. (1905–1937)
  • Edoardo Bresson, S. M. (1937–1956)
  • Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S. M. (1956–1972)
  • Eugène Klein, M.S.C. (1972–1981)
  • Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M. (1981– )
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  • "Archdiocese of Nouméa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.

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