| Archdiocese of Nouméa Archidioecesis Numeanus Archidiocèse de Nouméa | |
|---|---|
 Nouméa Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  New Caledonia,  France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Noumea |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,103 km (7,376 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 210,000 110,000 (52.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 July 1847 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie) 21 June 1966 (Archdiocese of Nouméa) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph in Nouméa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Susitino Sionepoe |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Diocese of Port-Vila |
| Bishops emeritus | Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa (Latin: Archidioecesis Numeanus; French: Archidiocèse de Nouméa) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.
Ordinaries
- Guillaume Douarre, S. M. (1847–1850), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
- 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)
- Eugène Klein, M.S.C. (1972–1981)
- Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M. (1981–14 January 2025)
- Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. (appointed 14 January 2025
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Nouméa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
| Catholic Church in France | |
|---|---|
| Bishops' Conference of France | |
| Province of Besançon | |
| Province of Bordeaux | |
| Province of Clermont | |
| Province of Dijon | |
| Province of Lille | |
| Province of Lyon | |
| Province of Marseille | |
| Province of Montpellier | |
| Province of Paris | |
| Province of Poitiers | |
| Province of Reims | |
| Province of Rennes | |
| Province of Rouen | |
| Province of Toulouse | |
| Province of Tours | |
| Province of Martinique | |
| Province of Papeete | |
| Province of Noumea | |
| Directly under Holy See | |
| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
| See also | |
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