Archdiocese of Nouméa
Numean(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Nouméa, New Caledonia
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering New Caledonia, seated in Noumea. Erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of New Caledonia in 1847 and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese on 21 June 1966, with the Dioceses of Wallis et Futuna and Port-Vila as suffragans. Its seat is St. Joseph Cathedral, Noumea.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 21 June 1966
- Latin
- Numean(us)
- Patron
- Saint Pierre Chanel
- Annuario code
- 001002414
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 110,000
- Population
- 210,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 52.4%
- Priests
- 24
- Catholics per priest
- 4,583
- Extent
- 19,103 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 5.8
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Susitino Sionepoe
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral, Noumea stands in Nouméa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Noumea
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Port-VilaPort-Vila
- Diocese of Wallis et FutunaWallis et Futuna
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1966, the Archdiocese of Nouméa (Latin: Archidioecesis Numeanus; French: Archidiocèse de Nouméa) is the metropolitan see of New Caledonia, with responsibility for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.