Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis |
Country: | Haiti |
Territory: | Nippes |
Province: | Port-au-Prince |
Area Km2: | 1,100 |
Population: | 375,000 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Catholics: | 222,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 59.2 |
Parishes: | 17 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 13 July 2008 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. Anne |
Cocathedral: | Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Pierre-André Dumas |
Map: | Nippes in Haiti.svg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne (Latin: Dioecesis Sinuvitullensis-Miragoanensis) is a diocese located in the Nippes, Haiti. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Port-au-Prince.
On 13 July 2008 Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne from the Diocese of Les Cayes.[1] [2]