Diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis Diocèse de Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Guadeloupe, France
Saint Martin, France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Fort-de-France |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Fort-de-France |
| Coordinates | 15°59′45″N 61°43′47″W / 15.9959°N 61.7298°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,780 km2 (690 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 467,000 390,000 (83.5%) |
| Parishes | 42 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 27 September 1850 (174 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Guadeloupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Philippe Guiougou |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | David Macaire |
| Bishops emeritus | Jean-Yves Riocreux Bishop Emeritus (2012-2021) |
| Website | |
| www.catholique-guadeloupe.info | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre (Latin: Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis; French: Diocèse de Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre), more simply known as the Diocese of Basse-Terre, is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean.
The diocese comprises the entirety of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, one of the Leeward Lesser Antilles. It is also responsible for parishes in the small overseas departments of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. The diocese is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fort-de-France, and both are members of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
Its cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe (the island's eponymous 'Mexican' patron saint), which has the status of a minor basilica, is hence known as the Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre or the Basse-Terre Cathedral.