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	Roman 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

• Guillaume Douarre [ fr], 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– )

External links and references

• "Archdiocese of Nouméa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.

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