Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne is a diocese
located in the Departement des Nippes in the Ecclesiastical province
of Port-au-Prince
in Haiti.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the Departement des Nippes in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Port-au-Prince
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes....
in Haiti.
History
- July 13, 2008: Established as the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne from the Diocese of Les Cayes
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne (Roman rite)- Bishop Pierre-André Dumas (July 13, 2008 – present)