Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae

Diocese of Taiohae Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata
Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae
Location
Country	French Polynesia,France
Ecclesiastical province	Papeete
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Papeete
Statistics
Area	1,250 km2(480 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 9,220 8,310 (90.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iurischurch	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	9 May 1848(As Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands) 21 June 1966(As Diocese of Taiohae) 31 May 1974(As Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata)
Cathedral	Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pascal Chang-Soï
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau,SS.CC.
Bishops emeritus	Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC

TheDiocese of Taiohae (or Tefenuaenata, or Hakapehi)(Latin:Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris;French:Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata) is aLatin Churchecclesiastical jurisdiction ordioceseof theCatholic ChurchinFrench Polynesia.It is asuffragandiocese in theecclesiastical provinceof theArchdiocese of Papeete,yet still depends on the missionaryRoman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Itscathedralepiscopal see is theCathédrale Notre-Dame des Îles Marquises,dedicated toMary,mother ofJesusat Taiohae, onNuku Hiva,Marquesas Islands(French: îles Marquises).

History

• Erected on 1848.05.09 as theApostolic Vicariateof Marquesas Islands/ Isole Marchesi (Curiate Italian) / Insularum Marchesi (Latin), on insular territory split off from the suppressedApostolic Vicariate of Eastern Oceania
• Promoted on 1966.06.21 asDiocese 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 of 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

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Marquesas Islands

• François Baudichon,SS.CC. (1848.05.09 – retired 1855),Titular BishopofBasilinopolis(1844.08.14 – 1882.06.11); died 1882
• René Ildefonse Dordillon,SS.CC. (1855.12.07 – death 1888.01.11), Titular Bishop ofCambysopolis(1855.12.07 – 1888.01.11)
  • Apostolic AdministratorFather Rogatien-Joseph Martin, SS.CC. (1890.04.11 – 1892.06.03see below), no previous prelature
• Rogatien-Joseph Martin,SS.CC. (see above1892.06.03 – death 1912.05.27), Titular Bishop ofVerinopolis(1892.06.03 – 1912.05.27)
• Pierre-Marie-David Le Cadre,Picpus Fathers(SS.CC.) (1920.12.30 – death 1952.11.21), Titular Bishop ofDemetrias(1921.01.05 – 1952.11.21)
• Louis-Bertrand Tirilly,SS.CC. (1953.11.16 – 1966.06.21see below), Titular Bishop ofButhrotum(1953.11.16 – 1966.06.21)

Suffragan Bishops of Taiohae

• Louis-Bertrand Tirilly,SS.CC. (see above1966.06.21 – retired 1970.03.17), emeritate as Titular Bishop ofBudua(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 previousCoadjutor Bishopof 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) andApostolic AdministratorofPapeete(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

• List of Catholic dioceses in South Pacific Conference states

Sources and external links

• GCatholic, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections
• "Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata".Catholic-Hierarchy.Retrieved2015-09-07.