Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre

Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre (Latin: Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the entirety of the former French dependency of Guadeloupe. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France, and is a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.

Erected in 1850 from the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France, as the Diocese of Guadeloupe and Basse-Terre, the diocese was renamed in 1951 to the Diocese of Basse-Terre.

Ordinaries

  • Pierre-Marie-Gervais Lacarrière (18501853)
  • Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. (18531860)
  • Antoine Boutonnet (18621868)
  • Joseph-Clair Reyne (18691872)
  • François-Benjamin-Joseph Blanger (18731883)
  • Fédéric-Henri Oury (18841886)
  • Pierre-Marie Avon (18991901)
  • Emmanuel-François Canappe (19011907)
  • Pierre-Louis Genoud, C.S.Sp. (19121945)
  • Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. (19451968)
  • Siméon Oualli (19701984)
  • Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo (1984 - )

References

Coordinates: 15°5954N 61°4323W / 15.9982°N 61.723°W / 15.9982; -61.723