Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne (erected 1651, as the Prefecture Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France. It was elevated on to the Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne on 10 January 1933 and to the Diocese of Cayenne on 29 February 1956.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Giustino Fabre (1923 - 1924)
- Leone Delaval, C.S.Sp. (1925 - 1932)
- Pierre-Marie Gourtay, C.S.Sp. (1933 - 1944)
- Alfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. (1945 - 1973)
- François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. (1973 - 1998)
- Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé (1998 - 2004)
- Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (2004 - )
See also:List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South America
[edit] External links and References
- Eglise Catholique De Guyane, Diocese De Cayenne official site
- Diocese of Cayenne. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.