Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre

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.

Diocese of Le Havre Dioecesis Portus Gratiae Diocèse du Havre
Le Havre Cathedral
Location
Country	France
Ecclesiastical province	Rouen
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Rouen
Statistics
Area	1,902 km2 (734 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 393,989 325,130 (82.5%)
Parishes	21
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 July 1974
Cathedral	Cathedral of Notre Dame in Le Havre
Secular priests	37 (Diocesan) 3 (Religious Orders) 22 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jean-Luc Brunin
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dominique Lebrun
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

Bishops

• Michel Marie Paul Saudreau (1974–2003)
• Michel Jean Guyard (2003–2011)
• Jean-Luc Brunin (since 2011)

See also

• Catholic Church in France

External links

• (in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
• Catholic Hierarchy page ^{[self-published]}