Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa

Catholic archdiocese in New Caledonia

Archdiocese of Nouméa

Archidioecesis Numeanus

Archidiocèse de Nouméa

Nouméa Cathedral

Location
Country|  New Caledonia,  France
Ecclesiastical province| Noumea
Statistics
Area| 19,103 km2 (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| Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
Suffragans| Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
Diocese of Port-Vila
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

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* 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– )

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