Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae (or Tefenuaenata, or Hakapehi) (Latin: Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris; French: Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata), in French Polynesia, is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Diocese of Taiohae

Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris

Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata
Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae
Location
Country French Polynesia,  France
Ecclesiastical provincePapeete
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Papeete
Statistics
Area1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
9,220
8,310 (90.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 May 1848 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands)
21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Taiohae)
31 May 1974 (As Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata)
CathedralNotre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPascal Chang-Soi
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC.
Bishops emeritusGuy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Îles Marquises, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus at Taiohae, on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French: îles Marquises).

History
  • Erected on 1848.05.09 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Marquesas Islands/ Isole Marchesi (Curiate Italian) / Insularum Marchesi (Latin), on insular territory split off from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Oceania
  • Promoted on 1966.06.21 as Diocese of Taiohae / Taiohaën(us) (Latin)
  • Renamed 1974.05.31 as Diocese of Taiohae / Hakapehi (synonym) / Tefenuaenata (Marquesan Islands name) / Humanæ Telluris (Latin) / Taiohaën(us) (Latin adjective).

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 8,970 Catholics (91.2% of 9,835 total) on 1,250 km² in 26 parishes with 4 priests (2 diocesan, 2 religious), 11 lay religious (7 brothers, 4 sisters) and 1 seminarian.

Bishops

(all Roman Rite, so far European:French missionaries)

Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicars of Marquesas Islands
Suffragan Bishops of Taiohae
  • Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. (see above 1966.06.21 – retired 1970.03.17), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Budua (1970.03.17 – resigned 1976.09.27); died 2002
  • Hervé Le Cléac'h, SS.CC. (1973.03.01 – retired 1986.05.31), died 2012
  • Guy Chevalier, SS.CC. (1986.05.31 – retired 2015.09.05), Bishop Emeritus; succeeded as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae (1985.03.29 – 1986.05.31)
  • Pascal Chang-Soï, SS.CC. (5 September 2015 - ...), previously Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae (French Polynesia) (2010.08.04 – succession 2015.09.05) and Apostolic Administrator of Papeete (French Polynesia) (2013.03.13 – 2015.08.28).

Coadjutor bishops
  • Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC. (1985-1986)
  • Pascal Chang-Soï, SS.CC. (2010-2015)

See also
  • GCatholic, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections
  • "Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2015-09-07.

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