Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France
| Archdiocese of Fort-de-France Archidioecesis Arcis Gallicae seu Sancti Petri et Arcis Gallicae Archidiocèse de Fort-de-France e Saint-Pierre | |
|---|---|
 Cathédrale Saint-Louis | |
| Location | |
| Country | Martinique |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,080 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 390,000 312,000 (80.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Louis Cathedral in Fort-de-France |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Reverend Father Prior David Macaire, O.P., Archbishop-elect (formerly, Prior of the convent La Sainte-Baume, in Toulon, France; appointed by Pope Francis, Saturday, 7 March 2015; to be ordained to the archiepiscopate and installed at a later date)[1][2] |
| Emeritus Bishops | Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville Archbishop Emeritus (2015-); Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte Archbishop Emeritus (1972-2004) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
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. Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville's retirement for age reasons was accepted by Pope Francis on Saturday, 7 March 2015; he is succeeded by the Reverend Father Prior David Macaire, O.P., a Dominican, who until then had been serving as prior of the convent La Sainte-Baume, in Toulon, France. As of 2006, the diocese contained 47 parishes, 35 active diocesan priests, 23 religious priests, and 310,000 Catholics. It also has 171 Women Religious and 33 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 (2004–2015)
- Reverend Father Prior David Macaire, O.P., Archbishop-elect (2015–present)
References
External links
- Archdiocese of Fort-de-France page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006
"Martinique". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Coordinates: 14°36′50″N 61°03′15″W / 14.6139°N 61.0541°W