Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
Papeete | |
Latin: | Archidioecesis Papeetensis |
Local: | Archidiocèse de Papeete |
Country: | French Polynesia, France |
Province: | Papeete |
Area Km2: | 2,615 |
Population: | 236,693 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 89,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 37.6 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Established: | 9 May 1848 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti) 21 June 1966 (As Archdiocese of Papeete) |
Metro Archbishop: | Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC. |
Suffragans: | Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete (Latin: Archidioecesis Papeetensis; French: Archidiocèse de Papeete) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in French Polynesia. It is responsible for the suffragan diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata.
The diocese was elevated to the Archdiocese of Papeete in 1966.[1]