Archdiocese of Papeete Archidioecesis Papeetensis Archidiocèse de Papeete
Notre Dame Cathedral, Papeete
Location
Country	French Polynesia,France
Ecclesiastical province	Papeete
Statistics
Area	2,615 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 236,693 89,000 (37.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	9 May 1848(As Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti) 21 June 1966(As Archdiocese of Papeete)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Notre Dame de l’Immaculée Conception in Papeete
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC.
Suffragans	Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata
Website
www.diocesedepapeete.com

TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete (Latin:Archidioecesis Papeetensis;French:Archidiocèse de Papeete) is aMetropolitan Archdiocese inFrench Polynesia. It is responsible for thesuffragan diocese ofTaiohae o Tefenuaenata.

The diocese was elevated to the Archdiocese of Papeete in 1966.^[1]

• Florentin-Étienne Jaussen (1848–1884)
• Marie-Joseph Verdier,SS.CC. (1884–1908)
• André-Etienne-Athanase Hermel, SS.CC. (1908–1932)
• Julien-Marie Nouailles, SS.CC. (1932–1937)
• Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. (1938–1973)
• Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (March 5, 1973 – June 4, 1999)
• Hubert Coppenrath (June 4, 1999 – March 31, 2011)
• Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC. (since 15 December 2016)^[2]

• Antoine-Magloire Doumer, SS.CC. (1848–1878), as Coadjutor vicar apostolic; did not succeed to see
• Marie-Joseph (Maxime Justin Félix) Verdier, SS.CC. (1883–1884), as Coadjutor vicar apostolic
• André-Etienne-Athanase Hermel, SS.CC. (1905–1908), as Coadjutor vicar apostolic
• Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (1968–1973)
• Hubert Coppenrath (1997–1999)

• "Archdiocese of Papeete".Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

• Official website

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