Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Jacmel | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Iacmeliensis |
Country: | Haiti |
Metropolitan: | Jacmel |
Province: | Province of Port-au-Prince |
Area Km2: | 2,700 |
Population: | 510,257 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Catholics: | 331,667 |
Catholics Percent: | 65 |
Parishes: | 25 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 25 February 1988 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. James and St. Philip |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacmel (Latin: Dioecesis Iacmeliensis), erected 25 February 1988, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
The diocese began with ten priests, and in 2007 had over fifty. Some have been sent as missionaries to such places as Brazil and Quebec.