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Diocese of

Hinche

Haiti Haiti

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Cap-Haïtien

Neighbouring Dioceses: Port-au-Prince (↓), Les Gonaïves (←), Cap-Haïtien (↑), Mao–Monte Cristi (→), San Juan de la Maguana (↘)

History

  • 1972.04.20: Established as Diocese of Hinche / Hinchen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cap-Haïtien and Diocese of Les Gonaïves)
  • 1991.01.31: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Fort-Liberté

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (2009.08.06 – ...):Bishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. (61)Bishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. (61)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Hinche (Roman Rite)

Bishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. (61)Bishop Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. (61)
(2009.08.06 – ...)

Born:1951.07.06 (Haiti)
Ordained Priest:1980.12.28
Consecrated Bishop:2003.02.22

Titular Bishop of Lamdia (2002.12.10 – 2009.08.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) (2002.12.10 – 2009.08.06)

Bishop of Hinche (Haiti) (2009.08.06 – ...)

Archbishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. (74)Bishop Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. (74) (later Archbishop)
(1998.06.30 – 2008.03.01)

Born:1938.11.08 (Haiti)
Ordained Priest:1974.05.11
Consecrated Bishop:1987.01.25

Titular Bishop of Selendeta (1986.11.25 – 1998.06.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) (1986.11.25 – 1998.06.30)

Bishop of Hinche (Haiti) (1998.06.30 – 2008.03.01)

President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti (2005.02 – 2011.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien (Haiti) (2008.03.01 – ...)

Bishop Léonard Pétion Laroche
(1982.05.22 – 1998.06.30)

Born:1918.11.06 (Haiti)
Ordained Priest:1943.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:1982.07.11
Died:2006.06.14 († 87)

Bishop of Hinche (Haiti) (1982.05.22 – 1998.06.30)

President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti (1989 – 1992)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Décoste
(1972.04.20 – 1980.05.20)

Born:1925.02.03 (Haiti)
Ordained Priest:1952.03.08
Consecrated Bishop:1966.10.28
Died:1980.05.20 († 55)

Titular Bishop of Sigus (1966.08.20 – 1972.04.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) (1966.08.20 – 1972.04.20)

Bishop of Hinche (Haiti) (1972.04.20 – 1980.05.20)

President of Episcopal Conference of Haiti (1979 – 1980)

as of 2013.05.03

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