Catholic Church in Haiti (original) (raw)

Also known as: Haití (español), Haïti (français), Haiti (Deutsch, Italiano, polski, Português), 海地 (正體中文), ハイチ (日本語), Haitia (latine)

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Papal Visits

Geography

Cultural Summary

Religions: Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 28.5% (Baptist 15.4%, Pentecostal 7.9%, Adventist 3%, Methodist 1.5%, other 0.7%), vodou 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10.2%

Languages: French (official), Creole (official)

Ethnic Groups: black 95%, mixed and white 5%

Motto: L’union fait la force (French) (Unity makes strength)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 27,750 km²

Catholic Population: 8,518,000 Catholics (71.5% of 11,916,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 577 parishes, 192 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 191 without resident priest), 555 other centres

Clergy: 16 bishops (10 diocesan, 6 titular), 1,269 priests (838 diocesan, 431 religious), 5 permanent deacons (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 2,307 religious (315 brothers, 1,992 sisters), 72 members of secular institutes (5 brothers, 67 sisters), 475 major seminarians, 216 missionaries, 6,451 catechists