The Diocese of Jacmel (Latin: Dioecesis Iacmeliensis; French: Diocèse de Jacmel; Haitian Creole: Dyosèz Jakmèl), erected 25 February 1988, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
The diocese began with ten priests, and in 2007 had over fifty. Some have been sent as missionaries to such places as Brazil and Quebec.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Guire Poulard (25 February 1988 - 9 March 2009, appointed Bishop of Les Cayes)[1]
- Launay Saturné (28 April 2010 - 16 July 2018, appointed Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien)[2]
- Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint (8 December 2018)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Chibly Langlois, appointed Bishop of Fort-Liberté in 2004; future Cardinal
External links and references
- "Diocese of Jacmel". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- "Diocèse de Jacmel". Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- "Diocèse de Jacmel". Archived from the original on 2002-02-13. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- GCatholic.org page for Diocese of Jacmel
18°14′06″N 72°32′07″W / 18.2349°N 72.5352°W / 18.2349; -72.5352
References
- 1."Rinunce e nomine, 09.03.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- 2."Rinunce e nomine, 16.07.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.