Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae
Diocese of Taiohae Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata | |
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| Location | |
| Country | French Polynesia, France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Papeete |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Papeete |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 May 1848 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands) 21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Taiohae) 31 May 1974 (As Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata) |
| Cathedral | Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pascal Chang-Soï |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC. |
| Bishops emeritus | Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC |
The Diocese of Taiohae (or Tefenuaenata, or Hakapehi) (Latin: Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris; French: Diocèse de Taiohae ou Tefenuaenata) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in French Polynesia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Papeete, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Îles Marquises, dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus at Taiohae, on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (French: îles Marquises).