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Diocese of Hinche

Dioecesis Hinchensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Désinord Jean, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 April 1972
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Haïti
  • Square Kilometers: 3,487 (1,346 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesehinche.org/
  • Mailing Address: Eveche de Hinche, 6 rue des Lattes, Hinche, Haïti, W.I.
  • Telephone: 3359-0449

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 April 1972ErectedDiocese of Cap-Haïtien
Diocese of Les Gonaïves
Diocese of Hinche (erected) (Hinche, Thomonde, Thomassique, Los Palis, Maissade, CercaCarvajal, Pignon, La Victoire, Mombin-Crochu, Cercala Source, along with Bois-Laurent)
7 April 1988Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Hinche (from Port-au-Prince)
31 January 1991Territory LostArchdiocese of Cap-Haïtien (Département du Nord-Est)
Diocese of Hinche (Mombin-Crochu and Bois Laurence)
Diocese of Fort-Liberté (erected)
31 January 1991Territory AddedArchdiocese of Cap-Haïtien (Saut-d'Eau, Mirebalais, Boucan-Carré, Las Cahobas, Savanette, and Belladère) Diocese of Hinche
31 January 1991Territory LostDiocese of Hinche (Pignon and La Victoire) Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1976280,000400,00070.0%2131518,6661344212ap1977
1980286,750500,00057.4%2151716,867263213ap1981
1990166,500212,00078.5%1011217,9281555213ap1991
1997350,000500,00070.0%2953410,294546416ap2000
2000350,000500,00070.0%405457,777546417ap2001
2001480,000600,00080.0%2743115,4831455417ap2002
2002330,000510,00064.7%325378,918527018ap2003
2003320,000512,00062.5%355408,000526821ap2004
2004321,000514,00062.5%383417,829466723ap2005
2006327,000518,00063.1%412437,604566024ap2007
2013355,000584,00060.8%505556,454247637ap2014
2016420,000652,00064.4%845894,719298542ap2017
2019399,000759,55052.5%874914,384206750ap2020
2021398,560748,50053.2%884924,332227253ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 467, to Page 469
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 83, Page 452, to Page 454

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