Archdiocese of Papeete Archidioecesis Papeetensis Archidiocèse de Papeete | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Papeete |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,615 km2 (1,010 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 236,693 89,000 (37.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 9 May 1848 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti) 21 June 1966 (As Archdiocese of Papeete) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Notre Dame de l’Immaculée Conception in Papeete |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC. |
Suffragans | Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete (Latin: Archidioecesis Papeetensis; French: Archidiocèse de Papeete) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in French Polynesia. It is responsible for the suffragan diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata.
The diocese was elevated to the Archdiocese of Papeete in 1966.[1]