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Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)

Dioecesis Imae Telluris (-Petrirostrensis)



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Bishop(s)

  • Philippe Guiougou, Bishop
  • Jean-Yves Riocreux, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre
27 September 1850ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Îles de la Terre Ferme Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre (erected)
Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)
19 July 1951Name ChangedDiocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)
26 September 1967Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre) (from Immediately Subject)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre
1948277,112278,86499.4%2456803,4636212336ap1951
Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)
1959295,017301,58997.8%37641012,9206920442ap1960
1964307,000315,00097.5%43651082,8428123743ap1967
1970300,000311,14996.4%47661132,6549124346ap1971
1976295,400325,40090.8%4447913,2465821146ap1977
1980270,000313,40586.2%4439833,2534520146ap1981
1990317,061344,57092.0%4324674,7323421543ap1991
1999340,000428,00079.4%4016566,07141717342ap2000
2000340,000430,00079.1%3715526,53831617340ap2001
2001355,000435,70081.5%4118596,01631916545ap2002
2002378,000450,00084.0%5018685,55881916545ap2003
2003373,000438,00085.2%3715527,173101616545ap2004
2004395,000454,00087.0%4115567,053121616545ap2005
2006400,000474,00084.4%4116577,017101716544ap2007
2012390,000467,00083.5%3814527,500111416542ap2013
2015314,120464,00067.7%4423674,688112316536ap2016
2018350,224449,32677.9%3925645,472122516542ap2019
2020342,670439,64977.9%3825635,439162916543ap2021
2022335,000429,23978.0%4527724,652152710544ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 169
  • Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 47
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 182, and Page 183

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