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Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince Archidioecesis Portus Principis Archidiocèse de Port-au-Prince | |
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 The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port-au-Prince, which was dedicated on 13 December 1928, was destroyed during the 12 January 2010 earthquake | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Port-au-Prince |
| Metropolitan | Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,500 km2 (2,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,244,000 3,056,000 (72%) |
| Parishes | 89 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | October 3, 1861 |
| Cathedral | The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Max Leroy Mésidor |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Lafontant |
| Website | |
| www.archidiocesedepaup.org | |
The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince (erected 3 October 1861) is a metropolitan archdiocese, responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes.
The archdiocese was a vacant see following the death of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, who was one of the many casualties of the 12 January 2010 earthquake when the Archdiocesan Chancery building collapsed.[1][2] The archdiocese's chancellor was also reportedly killed.
On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, Pope Benedict XVI named Guire Poulard - who had been the Bishop of Les Cayes - as the new Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. At the same time he named Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint as the auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese.[3]
- ^ Deacon Keith Fournier (13 January 2010). "Breaking News: Devastating 7.0 Earthquake Hammers Beleagured [sic] Island Nation of Haiti". Catholic Online. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Haiti Archbishop Killed in Quake as Churches, Cathedral Reduced to Rubble". Fox News. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ Holdren, Alan. "On earthquake anniversary, Pope appoints archbishop, sends $1.2 million to Haiti". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2011-01-17.