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Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre

Coordinates: 49°29.25′N 0°6.5′E / 49.48750°N 0.1083°E / 49.48750; 0.1083
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Diocese of Le Havre

Dioecesis Portus Gratiae

Diocèse du Havre
Location
Country France
Ecclesiastical provinceRouen
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Rouen
Statistics
Area1,902 km2 (734 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
393,989
325,130 (82.5%)
Parishes21
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established6 July 1974
CathedralCathedral of Notre Dame in Le Havre
Secular priests37 (Diocesan)
3 (Religious Orders)
22 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Luc Brunin
Metropolitan ArchbishopDominique Lebrun
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Le Havre (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Gratiae; French: Diocèse du Havre [djɔsɛz dy ɑvʁ(ə)]) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1974, the episcopal see is Le Havre Cathedral in the city of Le Havre. The diocese comprises the arrondissement of Le Havre in the department of Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

The diocese was created from territory of the Archdiocese of Rouen, and remains suffragan to the parent diocese.

The current bishop is Jean-Luc Brunin, appointed in 2011.

In 2021, in the Diocese of Le Havre there was one priest for every 8,128 Catholics.

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