Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France

The Archdiocese of Saint- Pierre and Fort-de -France (Latin: Archidioecesis Arcis Gallicae et S. Petri o martinicensis ) is a Martinique, France, located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Metropolitan seat is Fort-de -France, with about 90,000 inhabitants at the same time one of the largest cities in the Lesser Antilles.

History

1850 the diocese as a diocese by Pope Pius IX Martinique. and founded the archbishopric of Bordeaux assumed as suffragan; first bishop was Etienne Jean François Le Herpeur. In 1967 the diocese was by Pope Paul VI. elevated to the Archdiocese of Saint- Pierre and Fort-de -France. First archbishop was Henri -Marie- François Varin de la Brunelière CSSp.

As Suffragan assigned to the archbishopric of Saint-Pierre et Fort-de -France is the diocese of Basse- Terre et Pointe -à-Pitre and the Diocese of Cayenne.

Ordinaries

  • Etienne Jean François Le Herpeur (1850-1858)
  • Louis -Martin Porchez (1858-1860)
  • Amand -Joseph Fava (1871-1875), then Bishop of Grenoble
  • Julien -François- Pierre Carmené (1875-1897)
  • Étienne -Joseph -Frédéric Tanoux (1898-1899)
  • Maurice -Charles -Alfred de Cormont (1899-1911), then Bishop of Aire et Dax
  • Joseph François Félix Malleret CSSp (1912-1914)
  • Paul -Louis -Joseph Lequien (1915-1941)
  • Henri -Marie- François Varin de la Brunelière CSSp (1941-1972)
  • Maurice Marie -Sainte (1972-2004)
  • Michel Méranville (since 2003)
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