Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Cayenne | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Caiennensis |
Local: | Diocèse de Cayenne |
Country: | French Guiana, France |
Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Fort-de-France |
Province: | Fort-de-France |
Area Km2: | 1,780 |
Population: | 260,000 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Catholics: | 188,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 72.3 |
Parishes: | 26 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Alain Ransay |
Metro Archbishop: | David Macaire |
Emeritus Bishops: | Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont |
Website: | website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne (Latin: Dioecesis Caiennensis; French: Diocèse de Cayenne) (erected 1651, as the Prefecture Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France. It was elevated on to the Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne on 10 January 1933 and to the Diocese of Cayenne on 29 February 1956. The seat of the bishop is in Cayenne Cathedral.