Archdiocese of Papeete, French Polynesia 🇵🇫 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1833.06.08: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Oceania (English) (from Apostolic Prefecture of South Seas Islands)
- 1844.08.13: Gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Oceania
- 1848.05.09: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tahiti Islands (English) / Isole Tahiti (Italiano) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Marquesas Islands)
- 1889.02.08: Lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago
- 1922.11.27: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Cook and Manihiki
- 1966.06.21: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Papeete / Papeeten(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan see Taiohae)
- 1974.02.22: Gained territory of Pitcairn Islands
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Papeete (Roman Rite) |
|---|
 Archbishop Jean-Pierre Cottanceau, SS.CC. (72) (2016.12.15 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia)Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of the PacificAnnuntiate verbum Domini insulis |
| Fr. Jean-Pierre Cottanceau, SS.CC. (72) (later Archbishop) (Apostolic Administrator 2015.08.28 – 2016.12.15) |
 Bishop Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. (58) (Apostolic Administrator 2013.03.13 – 2015.08.28) |
| Fr. Bruno Mai (Apostolic Administrator 2011.03.31 – 2013.03.13) |
| Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath (1999.06.04 – 2011.03.31)Donne moi votre pitié |
| Archbishop Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (1973.03.05 – 1999.06.04)Born:1924.06.04 (French Polynesia)Ordained Priest:1954.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1968.06.03Died:2008.08.16 (†84)Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Numidia (1968.02.16 – 1973.03.05)Coadjutor Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia) (1968.02.16 – 1973.03.05)Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia) (1973.03.05 – 1999.06.04) |
| Archbishop Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. (1966.06.21 – 1973.03.05)Born:1885.04.04 (France)Ordained Priest:1910.09.25Consecrated Bishop:1939.04.30Died:1976.12.21 (†91)Titular Bishop of Ascalon (1938.11.08 – 1966.06.21)Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (French Polynesia) (1938.11.08 – 1966.06.21)Metropolitan Archbishop of Papeete (French Polynesia) (1966.06.21 – 1973.03.05) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. (later Archbishop) (1938.11.08 – 1966.06.21)(see above) |
| Bishop Julien-Marie Nouailles, SS.CC. (1932.04.26 – 1937.08.14)Born:1876.06.25 (France)Consecrated Bishop:1932.08.28Died:1937.08.14 (†61)Titular Bishop of Fornos major (1932.04.26 – 1937.08.14)Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (French Polynesia) (1932.04.26 – 1937.08.14) |
| Bishop André-Etienne-Athanase Hermel, SS.CC. (1908.02.26 – 1932.02.20)Born:1873.04.26 (France)Ordained Priest:1897.07.25Consecrated Bishop:1905.08.27Died:1932.02.20 (†58)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (French Polynesia) (1905.05.15 – 1908.02.26)Titular Bishop of Casius (1905.05.15 – 1932.02.20)Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (French Polynesia) (1908.02.26 – 1932.02.20) |
| Bishop Marie-Joseph Verdier, SS.CC. (1884.02.11 – 1908.02.26)Born:1835.03.23 (France)Ordained Priest:1872.12.21Consecrated Bishop:1883.05.13Died:1922.01.17 (†86)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (French Polynesia) (1883.01.09 – 1884.02.11)Titular Bishop of Megara (1883.01.09 – 1922.01.17)Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (French Polynesia) (1884.02.11 – 1908.02.26) |
| Bishop Florentin-Etienne Jaussen (1848.05.09 – 1884.02.12)Born:1815.04.12 (France)Ordained Priest:1840Consecrated Bishop:1848.08.27Died:1891.09.09 (†76)Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti Islands (French Polynesia) (1848.05.09 – 1884.02.12)Titular Bishop of Axieri (1848.05.09 – 1891.09.09) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Oceania (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Étienne Jérôme Rouchouze, SS.CC. (1833.06.14 – 1843.03.13)Per aspera ad astraBorn:1798.02.28 (France)Consecrated Bishop:1833.12.22Died:1843.03.13 (†45)Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1833.06.14 – 1843.03.13)Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Oceania (French Polynesia) (1833.06.14 – 1843.03.13)Prefect Apostolic of Sandwich Islands (USA) (1833.06.14 – 1843.03.13) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath (1997.11.21 – 1999.06.04)
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (1968.02.16 – 1973.03.05)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop André-Etienne-Athanase Hermel, SS.CC. (1905.05.15 – 1908.02.26)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Marie-Joseph Verdier, SS.CC. (1883.01.09 – 1884.02.11)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Antoine-Magloire Doumer, SS.CC. (1848.05.09 – 1878.12.24)
Special Churches
- Cathedral:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Immaculée Conception, Papeete, Tetiaroa, Îles du Vent, French Polynesia 
- Co-Cathedral:
Co-cathédrale Maria no te Hau, Papeete, Tahiti, Îles du Vent, French Polynesia - Former Cathedral:
Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Michel, Rikitea, Mangareva, Îles Gambier, French Polynesia - Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Churches by City (98)
Statistics (2016.12.31)
Area: 2,675 km²
Population: 108,700 Catholics (38.2% of 284,500 total)
Pastoral Centres: 57 parishes, 31 missions
Personnel: 29 priests (20 diocesan, 9 religious), 45 deacons, 71 religious (35 brothers, 36 sisters), 4 seminarians