Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Fort-de-France
latin=Archidioecesis Arcis Gallicae et S. Petri o Martinicensis
country= Martinique
rite=Roman Rite
cathedral = Cathédrale Saint-Louis
("St. Louis Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area= 1,080
population= 390,000
population_as_of=2006
catholics= 312,000
catholics_percent=80.0
bishop= Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France (Latin:"Archidioecesis Arcis Gallicae et S. Petri o Martinicensis") is an Archdiocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The Archdiocese comprises the entirety of the former French dependency of Martinique. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan for the suffragan dioceses of Cayenne and Basse-Terre, and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
Erected as the Diocese of Martinique in 1850, the diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese in September 1967. It is currently led by Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville. As of 2004, the diocese contains 47 parishes, 35 active diocesan priests, 27 religious priests, and 290,000 Catholics. It also has 178 Women Religious and 37 Religious Brothers.
Ordinaries
*Etienne Jean François Le Herpeur (1850 - 1858)
*Louis-Martin Porchez (1858 - 1860)
*Amand-Joseph Fava (1871 - 1875)
*Julien-François-Pierre Carmené (1875 - 1897)
*Étienne-Joseph-Frédéric Tanoux (1898 - 1899)
*Maurice-Charles-Alfred de Cormont (1899 - 1911)
*Joseph Félix François Malleret C.S.S. (1912 - 1914)
*Paul-Louis-Joseph Lequien (1915 - 1941)
*Henri-Marie-François Varin de la Brunelière C.S.S. (1941 - 1972)
*Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte (1972 - 2004)
*Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville (2004 - )
External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dfodf.html Archdiocese of Fort-de-France page at catholichierarchy.org] retrieved July 18, 2006
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