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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne

Catholic diocese in French Guiana

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.

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Ordinaries

  • Giustino Fabre (1923–1924)
  • Leone Delaval, C.S.Sp. (1925–1932)
  • Pierre-Marie Gourtay, C.S.Sp. (1933–1944)
  • Alfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. (1945–1973)
  • François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. (1973–1998)
  • Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (1998–2004), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nice
  • Emmanuel Lafont (2004–2020)
  • Alain Ransay (2021–present)

See also

  • Eglise Catholique De Guyane, Diocese De Cayenne official site
  • "Diocese of Cayenne". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 February 2007.

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