Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)

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Bishop(s) Philippe Guiougou, Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 19 July 1951 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre) Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Guadeloupe Region: Antilles (West Indies) Square Kilometers: 1,702 (657 Square Miles) Official Web Site: https://catholique-guadeloupe.fr/ Mailing Address: Maison Diocesaine, B.P. 369, 1 Place Saint-François, 97100 Basse-Terre CEDEX, Guadeloupe, Antilles Françaises Telephone: 81.38.30 Fax: 81.98.23

Historical Details

• Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre
  • Latin Name: Guadalupensis-Imae Telluris
  • Erected: 27 September 1850
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre)
  • Country: Guadeloupe
  • Region: Antilles (West Indies)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pierre-Marie-Gervais Lacarrière † (3 Oct 1850 Confirmed - 30 Dec 1852 Resigned)
• Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (12 Sep 1853 Confirmed - 18 Mar 1861 Confirmed, Bishop of Nevers)
• Antoine Boutonnet † (7 Apr 1862 Confirmed - 13 Nov 1868 Died)
• Joseph-Clair Reyne † (21 Mar 1870 Confirmed - 14 Nov 1872 Died)
• François-Benjamin-Joseph Blanger † (25 Jul 1873 Confirmed - 9 Aug 1883 Confirmed, Bishop of Limoges)
• Frédéric-Henri Oury † (27 Mar 1885 Confirmed - 10 Jun 1886 Confirmed, Bishop of Fréjus)
• Pierre-Marie Avon † (22 Jun 1899 Confirmed - 23 Feb 1901 Died)
• Emmanuel-François Canappe † (18 Apr 1901 Confirmed - 20 Sep 1907 Died)
• Pierre-Louis Genoud, C.S.Sp. † (31 May 1912 Appointed - 17 May 1945 Retired)
• Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. † (17 May 1945 Succeeded - 29 Jan 1968 Resigned)
• Siméon Oualli † (29 Jun 1970 Appointed - 2 Jul 1984 Resigned)
• Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo † (2 Jul 1984 Appointed - 15 May 2008 Retired)
• Jean-Yves Riocreux (15 Jun 2012 Appointed - 13 May 2021 Retired)
• Philippe Guiougou (3 Apr 2023 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre
27 September 1850	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Îles de la Terre Ferme	Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre (erected)
Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)
19 July 1951	Name Changed	Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre	Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)
26 September 1967	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre) (from Immediately Subject)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre
1948	277,112	278,864	99.4%	24	56	80	3,463		62	123	36	ap1951
Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre)
1959	295,017	301,589	97.8%	37	64	101	2,920		69	204	42	ap1960
1964	307,000	315,000	97.5%	43	65	108	2,842		81	237	43	ap1967
1970	300,000	311,149	96.4%	47	66	113	2,654		91	243	46	ap1971
1976	295,400	325,400	90.8%	44	47	91	3,246		58	211	46	ap1977
1980	270,000	313,405	86.2%	44	39	83	3,253		45	201	46	ap1981
1990	317,061	344,570	92.0%	43	24	67	4,732		34	215	43	ap1991
1999	340,000	428,000	79.4%	40	16	56	6,071	4	17	173	42	ap2000
2000	340,000	430,000	79.1%	37	15	52	6,538	3	16	173	40	ap2001
2001	355,000	435,700	81.5%	41	18	59	6,016	3	19	165	45	ap2002
2002	378,000	450,000	84.0%	50	18	68	5,558	8	19	165	45	ap2003
2003	373,000	438,000	85.2%	37	15	52	7,173	10	16	165	45	ap2004
2004	395,000	454,000	87.0%	41	15	56	7,053	12	16	165	45	ap2005
2006	400,000	474,000	84.4%	41	16	57	7,017	10	17	165	44	ap2007
2012	390,000	467,000	83.5%	38	14	52	7,500	11	14	165	42	ap2013
2015	314,120	464,000	67.7%	44	23	67	4,688	11	23	165	36	ap2016
2018	350,224	449,326	77.9%	39	25	64	5,472	12	25	165	42	ap2019
2020	342,670	439,649	77.9%	38	25	63	5,439	16	29	165	43	ap2021
2022	335,000	429,239	78.0%	45	27	72	4,652	15	27	105	44	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Philippe Guiougou (Bishop: 3 Apr 2023 - )
• David Thomas Daniel Macaire, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator: 13 May 2021 to 9 Jul 2023)
• Jean-Yves Riocreux (Bishop: 15 Jun 2012 to 13 May 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pierre-Marie Avon † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1899 to 23 Feb 1901)
• François-Benjamin-Joseph Blanger † (Bishop: 25 Jul 1873 to 9 Aug 1883)
• Antoine Boutonnet † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1862 to 13 Nov 1868)
• Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo † (Priest: 4 Oct 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jul 1983; Bishop: 2 Jul 1984 to 15 May 2008)
• Emmanuel-François Canappe † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1901 to 20 Sep 1907)
• Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1853 to 18 Mar 1861)
• Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Jan 1943; Bishop: 17 May 1945 to 29 Jan 1968)
• Pierre-Louis Genoud, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 31 May 1912 to 17 May 1945)
• Pierre-Marie-Gervais Lacarrière † (Bishop: 3 Oct 1850 to 30 Dec 1852)
• François Laurencin † (Apostolic Administrator: 1 Jun 1888 to 18 Dec 1892)
• Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. † (Apostolic Administrator: 29 Jan 1968 to 5 Oct 1970)
• Siméon Oualli † (Priest: 25 Feb 1957; Bishop: 29 Jun 1970 to 2 Jul 1984)
• Frédéric-Henri Oury † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 10 Jun 1886)
• Joseph-Clair Reyne † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1870 to 14 Nov 1872)
• Dominique-Clément-Marie Soulé † (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Nov 1892 to 1898)

Source(s)

Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 169 Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre) Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 47 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 182, and Page 183

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