The Diocese of Les Cayes (Latin: Dioecesis Caiesensis; French: Diocèse des Cayes; Haitian Creole: Dyosèz Okay), erected 3 October 1861, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
History
The ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince (the archdiocese and the four suffragan dioceses of Cap Haïtien, Les Gonaïves, Les Cayes, and Port-de-Paix) dates from the reorganization following upon the Concordat of 1860 between Pope Pius IX and the Republic of Haiti.[1]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Jean-Marie-Alexandre Morice (1893–1914)
- Ignace-Marie Le Ruzic (1916–1919)
- Jules-Victor-Marie Pichon (1919–1941)
- François-Joseph Person (1941–1941)
- Jean Louis Collignan, O.M.I. (1942–1966)
- Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor (1966–1988)
- Jean Alix Verrier (1988–2009)
- Guire Poulard (2009–2011); named Archbishop of Port-au-Prince
- Chibly Langlois (since 2011); elevated to Cardinal in 2014
Coadjutor bishops
- François-Joseph Person (1937–1941)
- Jean Alix Verrier (1985–1988)
Auxiliary bishop
- Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. (1966–1972), appointed Bishop of Jérémie
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Joseph Willy Romélus, appointed Bishop of Jérémie in 1977
- Joseph Gontrand Décoste (priest here, 1994–1998), appointed Bishop of Jérémie in 2009
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Diocese of Jérémie |