Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila
and Wallis et Futuna
.
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila
Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila in Vanuatu is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected in 1901 as the Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1904. In 1966, it was elevated as the Diocese of...
and Wallis et Futuna
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna in Wallis and Futuna is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1935 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. -Ordinaries:...
.
Ordinaries
- Guillaume Douarre, S. M. (1847–1853)
- Pierre Rougeyron, S. M. (1855–1873)
- Pierre-Ferdinand Vitte, S. M. (1873–1880)
- Alphonse-Hilarion Fraysse, S. M. (1880–1905)
- Claude-Marie Chanrion, S. M. (1905–1937)
- Edoardo Bresson, S. M. (1937–1956)
- Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S. M. (1956–1972)
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, M.S.C.Marianites of Holy CrossThe Marianites of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC...
(1972–1981) - Michel-Marie-Bernard CalvetMichel-Marie-Bernard CalvetMichel-Marie-Bernard Calvet S.M. is the French-born New Caledonian Archbishop. He has served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa from since his appointment on Jun 19, 1981...
, S. M. (1981– )