List of cathedrals in France
Cathedrals in overseas departments , territories and collectivities
Table:
Cathedral
Archdiocese
or Diocese
Location
Dedication
Notes
Image

Basse-Terre Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre

Basse-Terre

Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre

Our Lady of Guadeloupe

cathedral, minor basilica

Cayenne Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne

Cayenne

French Guiana, Cayenne

Holy Saviour

cathedral

Fort-de-France Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France

Martinique, Fort-de-France

Saint Louis

cathedral

Matâ'Utu Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Matâ'Utu

Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna, Matâ'Utu

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

cathedral

Nouméa Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Nouméa

Nouméa

New Caledonia, Nouméa

Saint Joseph

cathedral

Papeete Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Papeete

Papeete

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Papeete

Blessed Virgin Mary

cathedral

Pointe-à-Pitre Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Pointe-à-Pitre

Basse-Terre

Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

former cathedral

Saint-Denis Cathedral, Réunion
Cathédrale Saint-Denis de Saint-Denis, Réunion

Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

Réunion, Saint-Denis

Saint Denis

cathedral

Saint-Pierre Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)

Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint-Pierre

Saint Peter

cathedral

Tai o Hae Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Taiohae or Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Marquises

Taiohae

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Tai o Hae

Blessed Virgin Mary

cathedral

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Basse-Terre Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and a national monument of France , located in the town of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe .
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre ( Latin : Dioecesis Imae Telluris et Petrirostrensis ; French : Diocèse de Basse-Terre et Pointe-à-Pitre ) , more simply known as the Diocese of Basse-Terre , is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean . The diocese comprises the entirety of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe , one of the Leeward Lesser Antilles . It is also responsible for parishes in the small overseas departments of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin . The diocese is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fort-de-France , and both are members of the Antilles Episcopal Conference . Its cathedral , dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe ( the island 's eponymous 'Mexican ' patron saint ) , which has the status of a minor basilica , is hence known as the Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre or the Basse-Terre Cathedral .
Guadeloupe ( /ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp/ , French : [ ɡwad ( ə ) lup ] ( listen ) ; Antillean Creole : Gwadloup ) is an archipelago forming an overseas region of France in the Caribbean . It consists of six inhabited islands , Basse-Terre , Grande-Terre , Marie-Galante , La Désirade , and the Îles des Saintes , as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings . It lies south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat , and north of Dominica . Its capital is Basse-Terre on the west coast ; however , the largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre . Like the other overseas departments , it is an integral part of France . As a constituent territory of the European Union and the Eurozone , the euro is its official currency and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely . As an overseas department , however , it is not part of the Schengen Area . The official language is French ; Antillean Creole is also spoken .
Basse-Terre ( French pronunciation : ​ [ bɑstɛʁ ] ) is a French commune in the Guadaloupe department of France in the Lesser Antilles . It is also the prefecture ( capital city ) of Guadeloupe . The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island , the western half of Guadeloupe . Although it is the administrative capital , Basse-Terre is only the second largest city in Guadeloupe behind Pointe-à-Pitre . Together with its urban area it had 44,864 inhabitants in 2012 ( 11,534 of whom lived in the city of Basse-Terre proper ) .
Our Lady of Guadalupe ( Spanish : Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe ) , also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe ( Spanish : Virgen de Guadalupe ) and La Morenita ( The Brown Lady ) , is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a Marian apparition and a venerated image enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City . The basilica is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world , and the world 's third most-visited sacred site . Pope Leo XIII granted the venerated image a canonical coronation on 12 October 1895 .
Cayenne Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral , seat of the Diocese of Cayenne . It is a national monument of France , located in the town of Cayenne , capital of French Guiana .
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cayenne ( Latin : Dioecesis Caiennensis ; French : Diocèse de Cayenne ) ( erected 1651 , as the Prefecture Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne ) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France . It was elevated on to the Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne on 10 January 1933 and to the Diocese of Cayenne on 29 February 1956 . The seat of the bishop is in Cayenne Cathedral .
French Guiana ( /ɡiˈɑːnə/ or /ɡiˈænə/ ; French : Guyane [ ɡɥijan ] ) is an overseas department and region of the French Republic on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas . It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west . French Guiana is the only territory of the mainland Americas to have full integration in a European country . With a land area of 83,534 km2 ( 32,253 sq mi ) , French Guiana is the second-largest region of France ( it is more than one-seventh the size of Metropolitan France ) and the largest outermost region within the European Union . It has a very low population density , with only 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre ( 9.3/sq mi ) . ( Its population is less than 1/200 the population of Metropolitan France . ) Half of its 296,711 inhabitants in 2019 lived in the metropolitan area of Cayenne , its capital . 98.9% of the land territory of French Guiana is covered by forests , a large part of which is primeval rainforest . The Guiana Amazonian Park , which is the largest national park in the European Union , covers 41% of French Guiana 's territory . Since December 2015 both the region and the department have been ruled by a single assembly within the framework of a new territorial collectivity , the French Guiana Territorial Collectivity ( French : collectivité territoriale de Guyane ) . This assembly , the French Guiana Assembly ( French : assemblée de Guyane ) , has replaced the former regional council and departmental council , which were both disbanded . The French Guiana Assembly is in charge of regional and departmental government .
Cayenne ( /keɪˈɛn/ ; French pronunciation : ​ [ kajɛn ] ) is the capital city of French Guiana , an overseas region and department of France located in South America . The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast . The city 's motto is fert aurum industria , which means work brings wealth . At the 2016 census , there were 137,964 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Cayenne ( as defined by INSEE ) , 60,580 of whom lived in the city ( commune ) of Cayenne proper .
Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament . In Christianity , the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the New Testament have salvific attributes . After the crucifixion of Jesus the early Church did not simply repeat his messages , but focused on him , proclaimed him , and tried to understand and explain his message . One element of the process of understanding and proclaiming Jesus was the attribution of titles to him . Some of the titles that were gradually used in the early Church and then appeared in the New Testament were adopted from the Jewish context of the age , while others were selected to refer to , and underscore the message , mission and teachings of Jesus . In time , some of these titles gathered significant Christological significance . Christians have attached theological significance to the Holy Name of Jesus . The use of the name of Jesus in petitions is stressed in John 16:23 when Jesus states : If you ask the Father anything in my name he will give it you . There is widespread belief among Christians that the name Jesus is not merely a sequence of identifying symbols but includes intrinsic divine power .
St. Louis Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Fort-de-France ) is a Catholic cathedral located in Martinique , an overseas department of France . It was built in the late 19th-century in the Romanesque Revival style and serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France . The church is situated in the downtown area of the capital Fort-de-France , at the intersection of rue Victor Schoelcher and rue Blénac . The construction of the cathedral began in the mid-17th century and it opened in 1657 . Due to the natural disasters that have plagued Fort-de-France over the years , the current structure dates back to 1895 and was built with an iron frame in order to withstand these calamities . It is the seventh church to be erected on the site ; it was built by Pierre-Henri Picq .
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Pierre and Fort-de-France ( Latin : Archidioecesis Sancti Petri et Arcis Gallicae ; French : Archidiocèse de Saint-Pierre et Fort-de-France ) , more simply known as the Archdiocese of Fort-de-France , is a Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean . The Archdiocese comprises the entirety of the French overseas department of Martinique . The Metropolitan 's ecclesiastical province includes the suffragan dioceses of Cayenne and Basse-Terre , and all are members of the Antilles Episcopal Conference . Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville 's retirement for age reasons was accepted by Pope Francis on Saturday , 7 March 2015 ; he is succeeded by Msg . David Macaire , O.P. , a Dominican priest who until then had been serving as prior of the convent La Sainte-Baume , in Toulon , France and as of now , the incumbent prelate . As of 2006 , the diocese contained 47 parishes , 35 active diocesan priests , 23 religious priests and 310,000 Catholics . It also has 171 Women Religious and 33 Religious Brothers .
Martinique ( /ˌmɑːrtɪˈniːk/ MAR-tin-EEK , French : [ maʁtinik ] ( listen ) ; Martinican Creole : Matnik or Matinik ) is an insular region of France located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea , with a land area of 1,128 square kilometres ( 436 sq mi ) and a population of 376,480 inhabitants as of January 2016 . Like Guadeloupe , it is an overseas region ( région d'outre-mer ) of France , consisting of a single overseas department . One of the Windward Islands , it is directly north of Saint Lucia , northwest of Barbados and south of Dominica . As one of the eighteen regions of France , Martinique is part of the European Union , and its currency is the euro . Virtually the entire population speaks both French , the official language , and Antillean Creole ( Créole Martiniquais ) .
Fort-de-France ( /ˌfɔːr də ˈfrɒ̃s/ , French : [ fɔʁ də fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ) is the capital of Martinique , an overseas department of France located in the Caribbean . It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean . [ citation needed ]
Louis IX ( 25 April 1214 - 25 August 1270 ) , commonly known as Saint Louis , is the only King of France to be canonized in the Catholic Church . Louis was crowned in Reims at the age of 12 , following the death of his father Louis VIII ; his mother , Blanche of Castile , ruled the kingdom as regent until he reached maturity . During Louis ' childhood , Blanche dealt with the opposition of rebellious vassals and obtained a definitive victory in the Albigensian Crusade which had started 20 years earlier . As an adult , Louis IX faced recurring conflicts with some of the most-powerful nobles , such as Hugh X of Lusignan and Peter of Dreux . Simultaneously , Henry III of England tried to restore his continental possessions , but was utterly defeated at the battle of Taillebourg . His reign saw the annexation of several provinces , notably parts of Aquitaine , Maine and Provence . Louis IX was a reformer and developed French royal justice , in which the king was the supreme judge to whom anyone could appeal to seek the amendment of a judgment . He banned trials by ordeal , tried to prevent the private wars that were plaguing the country , and introduced the presumption of innocence in criminal procedure . To enforce the application of this new legal system , Louis IX created provosts and bailiffs . Following a vow he made after a serious illness and confirmed after a miraculous cure , Louis IX took an active part in the Seventh and Eighth Crusades . He died from dysentery during the latter crusade , and was succeeded by his son Philip III . Louis 's actions were inspired by Christian zeal and Catholic devotion .
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption ( French : Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Matâ'Utu ) , also known as Matâ'Utu Cathedral , is a Roman Catholic cathedral , and a national monument of France , located in the town of Matâ'Utu on Uvea , in Wallis and Futuna . It is a dominant edifice in downtown Mata-Utu town , capital of Wallis Island . It bears the royal insignia of Wallis , a Maltese cross between its towers . The cathedral is also known as the Our Lady of Good Hope Cathedral . It is the seat of Bishop Susitino Sionepoe .
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna ( Latin : Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis ; French : Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna ) in Wallis and Futuna is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa . It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1935 and elevated to a diocese in 1966 . The Bishop of Wallis et Futuna is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific .
Wallis and Futuna , officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands ( /ˈwɒlɪs . fuːˈtuːnə/ ; French : Wallis-et-Futuna [ walis.e.futuna ] or Territoire des îles Wallis-et-Futuna , Fakauvea and Fakafutuna : 'Uvea mo Futuna ) , is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest , Fiji to the southwest , Tonga to the southeast , Samoa to the east , and Tokelau to the northeast . Its land area is 142.42 km2 ( 54.99 sq mi ) with a population of 11,558 at the 2018 census ( down from 14,944 at the 2003 census ) . Matā'Utu is the capital and biggest city . The territory is made up of three main volcanic tropical islands along with a number of tiny islets , and is split into two island groups that lie about 260 km ( 160 mi ) apart , namely the Wallis Islands ( 'Uvea ) in the northeast , and the Hoorn Islands ( also known as the Futuna Islands ) in the southwest , including Futuna Island proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island . Since 2003 , Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity ( collectivité d'outre-mer , or COM ) . Between 1961 and 2003 , it had the status of a French overseas territory ( territoire d'outre-mer , or TOM ) , though its official name did not change when the status changed .
Mata Utu ( French pronunciation : ​ [ mata.yty ] ; ʻUvean : Matāʻutu ) is the capital of Wallis and Futuna , an overseas collectivity of France . It is located on the island of Uvéa ( ʻUvea ) , in the district of Hahake , of which it is also the capital . Its population ( 2003 census ) is 1,191 . It is one of two ports in Wallis and Futuna , the other being at Leava on Futuna . Hihifo Airport , the main airport accessing the island and city , is 5.6 kilometres ( 3.5 mi ) to the northwest . The most prominent landmarks in the town are the Matâ'Utu Cathedral , the palace next to it and backdrop of the Mt . Lulu Fakahega where there is an old chapel .
The Assumption of Mary into Heaven ( often shortened to the Assumption ) is , according to the beliefs of the Catholic Church , Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy , the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life . In the churches that observe it , the Assumption is a major feast day , commonly celebrated on 15 August . In many countries , the feast is also marked as a Holy Day of Obligation in the Roman Catholic Church . The Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary having completed the course of her earthly life , was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory . This doctrine was dogmatically defined by Pope Pius XII on 1 November 1950 , in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus by exercising papal infallibility . While the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church believe in the Dormition of the Mother of God ( Dormition of the Theotokos or the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God ) , whether Mary had a physical death has not been dogmatically defined . In Munificentissimus Deus ( item 39 ) Pope Pius XII pointed to the Book of Genesis ( 3:15 ) as scriptural support for the dogma in terms of Mary 's victory over sin and death through her intimate association with the new Adam ( Christ ) as also reflected in 1 Corinthians 15:54 : then shall come to pass the saying that is written , Death is swallowed up in victory . The New Testament contains no explicit narrative about the death or Dormition , nor of the Assumption of Mary , but several scriptural passages have been theologically interpreted to describe the ultimate fate in this and the afterworld of the Mother of Jesus ( see below ) . Various apocryphal documents do contain narrations of the event .
Nouméa Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Nouméa ) is a Roman Catholic church in Nouméa , New Caledonia . It is dedicated to the Saint Joseph . The cathedral has been the seat since 1966 of the Archdiocese of Nouméa , to which the former Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie was elevated .
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa ( Latin : Archidioecesis Numeanus ; French : Archidiocèse de Nouméa ) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia . It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna .
New Caledonia ( /ˌkælɪˈdoʊniə/ ; French : Nouvelle-Calédonie ) [ nb 1 ] is a special collectivity of France , currently governed under the Nouméa Accord , located in the southwest Pacific Ocean , to the south of Vanuatu , about 1,210 km ( 750 mi ) east of Australia and 20,000 km ( 12,000 mi ) from Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part of the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island of Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle of Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . French people , and especially locals , refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou ( the pebble ) . New Caledonia has a land area of 18,576 km2 ( 7,172 sq mi ) divided into three provinces . The North and South Provinces are located on the New Caledonian mainland , while the Loyalty Islands Province is a series of islands off the mainland . Its population of 271,407 ( October 2019 census ) consists of a mix of the original inhabitants , Kanak people , who are the majority in the North Province and the Loyalty Islands Province and people of European descent ( Caldoches and Metropolitan French ) , Polynesian people ( mostly Wallisians ) , and Southeast Asian people , as well as a few people of Pied-Noir and North African descent who are the majority in the South Province . The capital of the territory is Nouméa .
Nouméa ( French pronunciation : ​ [ numea ] ) is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia . It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia 's main island , Grande Terre , and is home to the majority of the island 's European , Polynesian ( Wallisians , Futunians , Tahitians ) , Indonesian , and Vietnamese populations , as well as many Melanesians , Ni-Vanuatu and Kanaks who work in one of the South Pacific 's most industrialised cities . The city lies on a protected deepwater harbour that serves as the chief port for New Caledonia . At the September 2019 census , there were 182,341 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Greater Nouméa ( French : agglomération du Grand Nouméa ) , 94,285 of whom lived in the city ( commune ) of Nouméa proper . 67.2% of the population of New Caledonia live in Greater Nouméa , which covers the communes of Nouméa , Le Mont-Dore , Dumbéa and Païta .
Joseph ( Hebrew : יוֹסֵף , romanized : Yosef ; Greek : Ἰωσήφ , romanized : Ioséph ) is a figure in the canonical gospels who was married to Mary , Jesus ' mother , and was Jesus ' legal father . According to Epiphanius and the apocryphal History of Joseph the Carpenter Joseph was the father of James , Joses , Jude , Simon , and at least two daughters from a marriage which predated the one with Mary , a belief that is accepted by some Christian denominations . Perspectives on Joseph as a historical figure are distinguished by some persons from a theological reading of the Gospel texts . Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church , Orthodox Church , Oriental Orthodox Church , Anglicanism and Lutheranism . In Catholic traditions , Joseph is regarded as the patron saint of workers and is associated with various feast days . Pope Pius IX declared him to be both the patron and the protector of the Catholic Church , in addition to his patronages of the sick and of a happy death , due to the belief that he died in the presence of Jesus and Mary . In popular piety , Joseph is regarded as a model for fathers and has also become patron of various dioceses and places . Several venerated images of Saint Joseph have been granted a canonical coronation by a pope . In popular religious iconography he is associated with lilies or a spikenard . With the present-day growth of Mariology , the theological field of Josephology has also grown and since the 1950s centers for studying it have been formed .
Notre Dame Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale de Papeete Notre-Dame de L'Immaculée Conception ) is a late 19th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete . It is located close to the waterfront esplanade of the capital city on the rue du Général de Gaulle . The construction of the cathedral began in the middle of the 19th century and it opened in 1875 . It is the oldest Catholic church in Tahiti and one of Papeete 's last remaining examples of early colonial architecture .
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete ( Latin : Archidioecesis Papeetensis ; French : Archidiocèse de Papeete ) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in French Polynesia . It is responsible for the suffragan diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata .
French Polynesia ( /ˈfrɛntʃ pɒlɪˈniːʒə/ ( listen ) ; French : Polynésie française [ pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛz ] ; Tahitian : Pōrīnetia Farāni ) is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic and its sole overseas country . It is composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than 2,000 kilometres ( 1,200 mi ) in the South Pacific Ocean . Its total land area is 4,167 square kilometres ( 1,609 sq mi ) . French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands : the Society Islands archipelago , composed of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands ; the Tuamotu Archipelago ; the Gambier Islands ; the Marquesas Islands ; and the Austral Islands . Among its 118 islands and atolls , 67 are inhabited . Tahiti , which is located within the Society Islands , is the most populous island , having close to 69% of the population of French Polynesia as of 2017 [ update ] . Papeete , located on Tahiti , is the capital . Although not an integral part of its territory , Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007 . Following the Great Polynesian Migration , European explorers visited the islands of French Polynesia on several occasions . Traders and whaling ships also visited . In 1842 , the French took over the islands and established a French protectorate they called Établissements français d'Océanie ( EFO ) ( French Establishments/Settlements of Oceania ) . In 1946 , the EFO became an overseas territory under the constitution of the French Fourth Republic , and Polynesians were granted the right to vote through citizenship .
Tahiti ( English : /təˈhiːti/ ; Tahitian [ taˈhiti ] ; French pronunciation : ​ [ ta.iti ] ; previously also known as Otaheite ) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia , located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean . Divided into two parts , Tahiti Nui ( bigger , northwestern part ) and Tahiti Iti ( smaller , southeastern part ) , the island was formed from volcanic activity ; it is high and mountainous with surrounding coral reefs . Its population is 189,517 inhabitants ( 2017 ) , making it the most populous island of French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population . Tahiti is the economic , cultural , and political centre of French Polynesia , an overseas collectivity ( and the sole overseas country ) of the French Republic . The capital of French Polynesia , Papeete , is located on the northwest coast of Tahiti . The only international airport in the region , Faa ' a International Airport , is on Tahiti near Papeete . Tahiti was originally settled by Polynesians between 300 and 800 CE . They represent about 70% of the island 's population , with the rest made up of Europeans , Chinese , and those of mixed heritage . The island was part of the Kingdom of Tahiti until its annexation by France in 1880 , when it was proclaimed a colony of France , and the inhabitants became French citizens . French is the only official language , although the Tahitian language ( Reo Tahiti ) is widely spoken .
Papeete ( pronounced [ pa.pe.ʔe.te ] ) is the capital city of French Polynesia , an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean . The commune of Papeete is located on the island of Tahiti , in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands , of which Papeete is the administrative capital . The French High Commissioner also resides in Papeete . It is the primary center of Tahitian and French Polynesian public and private governmental , commercial , industrial and financial services , the hub of French Polynesian tourism and a commonly used port of call . The Windward Islands are themselves part of the Society Islands . The name Papeete , sometimes also spelled Papeete in Tahitian , [ Note 1 ] means water from a basket . The urban area of Papeete had a total population of 136,771 inhabitants at the August 2017 census , 26,926 of whom lived in the commune of Papeete proper .
Mary [ c ] was a first-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth , and the mother of Jesus , according to the New Testament and the Quran . The gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament and the Quran describe Mary as a virgin . In Matthew and Luke she is betrothed to Joseph . According to Christian theology she conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit while still a virgin . She accompanied Joseph to Bethlehem , where Jesus was born . According to Catholic and Eastern Christian teachings , at the end of her earthly life her body was raised directly into Heaven ; this is known in the Christian West as the Assumption . Mary has been venerated since early Christianity , and is considered by millions to be the most meritorious saint of the religion . She is said to have miraculously appeared to believers many times over the centuries . The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox , Catholic , Anglican , and Lutheran churches believe that Mary , as mother of Jesus , is the Theotokos ( Mother of God ) ( Greek : Θεοτόκος , romanized : Theotokos , lit . 'God-bearer ' ) . There is significant diversity in the Marian beliefs and devotional practices of major Christian traditions . The Catholic Church holds distinctive Marian dogmas , namely her status as the Mother of God , her Immaculate Conception , her perpetual virginity , and her Assumption into heaven .
Pointe-à-Pitre ( French : Pointe-à-Pitre , pronounced [ pwɛ̃tapitʁ ] ; Creole : Lapwent , [ lapwɛ̃t ] ) is the largest city of Guadeloupe , an overseas région and département of France located in the Lesser Antilles , of which it is a sous-préfecture , being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre . Although Pointe-à-Pitre is not Guadeloupe 's administrative capital ( that distinction goes to Basse-Terre ) , it is nonetheless the region 's largest city and economic capital . In 1999 , it had a population of 171,773 inhabitants in its urban area , of whom 17,541 lived in the city ( commune ) of Pointe-à-Pitre proper . The inhabitants are called Pointois . In 2014 , its metropolitan population was estimated at 314,647 people . Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport , Guadeloupe 's main international airport , is located 3 km ( 1.9 mi ) north of downtown Pointe-à-Pitre in the commune of Les Abymes . Jacques Bangou is the current mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre .
Saint Peter ( Classical Syriac : ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ , romanized : Šemʿōn Kēp̄ā ; Hebrew : שמעון בר יונה , romanized : Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh ; Arabic : سِمعَان بُطرُس , romanized : Simʿa̅n Buṭrus ; Greek : Πέτρος , translit . Petros ; Coptic : Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ , romanized : Petros ; Latin : Petrus ; r. AD 30 ; died between AD 64 and 68 ) , also known as Simon Peter , Simeon , Simon ( /ˈsaɪmən/ ( listen ) ) , Cephas , or Peter the Apostle , was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ , and the first leader of the early Church . According to Christian tradition , Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero . He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome‍ - ‌or pope‍ - ‌and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch . The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and as the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Roman Church , but differ in their attitudes regarding the authority of his present-day successors ( the primacy of the Bishop of Rome ) . According to Catholic teaching , in Matthew 16:18 Jesus promised Peter a special position in the Church . Two general epistles in the New Testament are ascribed to Peter , but modern scholars generally reject the Petrine authorship of both . The Gospel of Mark was traditionally thought to show the influence of Peter 's preaching and eyewitness memories . Several other books bearing his name‍ - ‌the Acts of Peter , Gospel of Peter , Preaching of Peter , Apocalypse of Peter , and Judgment of Peter‍ - ‌are considered by Christian denominations as apocryphal , and are thus not included in their Bible canons .
Paul the Apostle ( Latin : Paulus ; Greek : Παῦλος , romanized : Paulos ; Coptic : ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ; c. 5 - c. 64 or 67 ) , commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Hebrew name Saul of Tarsus ( Hebrew : שאול התרסי , romanized : Sha'ūl ha-Tarsī ; Greek : Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς , romanized : Saũlos Tarseús ) , [ Acts 9:11 ] was an apostle ( although not one of the Twelve Apostles ) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world . Paul is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and from the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD he founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe . He took advantage of his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to minister to both Jewish and Roman audiences . According to the New Testament book Acts of the Apostles ( often simply called Acts ) , Paul persecuted some of the early disciples of Jesus , possibly Hellenised diaspora Jews converted to Christianity , in the area of Jerusalem prior to his conversion . [ note 1 ] In the narrative of Acts , Paul was traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem when the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light . He was struck blind , but after three days his sight was restored by Ananias of Damascus and Paul began to preach that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and the Son of God . [ Acts 9:20-9:21 ] Approximately half of the book of Acts deals with Paul 's life and works . Thirteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament have traditionally been attributed to Paul . Seven of the Pauline epistles are undisputed by scholars as being authentic , with varying degrees of argument about the remainder . Pauline authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews is not asserted in the Epistle itself and was already doubted in the 2nd and 3rd centuries . [ note 2 ] It was almost unquestioningly accepted from the 5th to the 16th centuries that Paul was the author of Hebrews , but that view is now almost universally rejected by scholars . The other six are believed by some scholars to have come from followers writing in his name , using material from Paul 's surviving letters and letters written by him that no longer survive .
Saint-Denis Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Saint-Denis de Saint-Denis de La Réunion ) or at greater length the Cathedral of St. Denis , Saint-Denis , Réunion , is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Saint-Denis , capital of the island of Reunion , a dependency of France in the Indian Ocean , part of Africa . It is dedicated to Saint Denis , after whom the city of Saint-Denis is named , and is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion .
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion ( Latin : Dioecesis Sancti Dionysii Reunionis ; French : Diocèse de Saint-Denis de La Réunion ) is a diocese of the Catholic Church located on the island of Réunion . It is immediately subject to the Holy See . As such , it is not part of an ecclesiastical province , but is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean ( with Comoros , Mauritius and Seychelles ) . The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint-Denis ( French : Cathédrale de Saint-Denis de La Réunion ) located in Saint-Denis .
Réunion ( French : La Réunion [ la ʁe.y.njɔ̃ ] ( listen ) ; previously Île Bourbon ) is an overseas department and region of the French Republic and an island in the Indian Ocean , east of Madagascar and 175 km ( 109 mi ) southwest of Mauritius . As of January 2019 [ update ] , it had a population of 866,506 . The island has been inhabited since the 16th century , when people from France and Madagascar settled there . Slavery was abolished on 20 December 1848 ( a date celebrated yearly on the island ) , when the French Second Republic abolished slavery in the French colonies . However , later on indentured workers were brought to Réunion from South India , among other places . The island became an overseas department of France in 1946 . As in France , the official language is French . In addition , the majority of the region 's population speaks Réunion Creole . Administratively , Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France . Like the other four overseas departments , it is also one of the 18 regions of France , with the modified status of overseas region , and an integral part of the republic with the same status as Metropolitan France . Réunion is an outermost region of the European Union and , as an overseas department of France , part of the eurozone .
Saint-Denis ( French pronunciation : ​ [ sɛ̃.də.ni ] , or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Réunion for disambiguation ) is the préfecture ( administrative capital ) of the French overseas region and department of Réunion , in the Indian Ocean . It is located at the island 's northernmost point , close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis . Saint-Denis is the most populous commune in the French overseas departments . At the 2016 census , there were 204,304 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Saint-Denis ( as defined by INSEE ) , 147,920 of whom lived in the city ( commune ) of Saint-Denis proper and the remainder in the neighbouring communes of Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Suzanne .
Denis was a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint . According to his hagiographies , he was bishop of Paris in the third century and , together with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius , was martyred for his faith by decapitation . Some accounts placed this during Domitian 's persecution and identified St Denis of Paris with the Areopagite who was converted by Paul the Apostle and who served as the first bishop of Athens . Assuming Denis 's historicity , it is now considered more likely that he suffered under the persecution of the emperor Decius shortly after AD 250 . Denis is the most famous cephalophore in Christian legend , with a popular story claiming that the decapitated bishop picked up his head and walked several miles while preaching a sermon on repentance . He is venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of France and Paris and is accounted one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers . A chapel was raised at the site of his burial by a local Christian woman ; it was later expanded into an abbey and basilica , around which grew up the French city of Saint-Denis , now a suburb of Paris .
St. Pierre Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre ) is an early 20th-century church that served as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint Pierre and Miquelon before it was dissolved in 2018 . It is now part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes . The church is located close to the harbour front of the capital city on the rue Jacques Cartier . The construction of the church began in the late 17th century and it opened in 1690 . Due to renovations and reconstruction , the current structure dates back to 1907 . The church is noted for containing stained glass windows that were donated by Charles de Gaulle .
The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint Pierre et Miquelon ( Latin : Vicariatus Apostolicus Insularum Sancti Petri et Miquelonensis ; French : Vicariat Apostolique des Îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ) was an apostolic vicariate of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in North America . The Vicariate comprised the entirety of the French dependency of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off the south coast of Newfoundland . As an Apostolic Vicariate , it did not had a formal metropolitan . The church was headed by vicar apostolic . First erected as an apostolic prefecture , in 1763 , after the Fall of New France , it was established as an apostolic vicariate on November 16 , 1970 . At the moment of its merging with the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes , the Vicariate had 2 parishes with a combined community of 6,300 Catholics , served by 2 religious priests , 6 female religious , and 2 male religious . On March 1 , 2018 , this Vicariate was merged to the territory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes , in the French département of Charente-Maritime .
Saint Pierre and Miquelon , officially the Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( French : Collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon , IPA : [ sɛ̃.pjɛʁ.e.mi.klɔ̃ ] ) , is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France , situated in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It is the only part of New France that remains under French control , with an area of 242 square kilometres ( 93 sq mi ) and a population of 6,008 at the March 2016 census . The islands are situated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near the entrance of Fortune Bay , which extends into the southwestern coast of Newfoundland , near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland . They are 3,819 kilometres ( 2,373 mi ) from Brest , the nearest point in Metropolitan France , and 25 kilometres ( 16 mi ) from the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland .
Saint-Pierre is the capital of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon , off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada . Saint-Pierre is the more populated of the two communes ( municipalities ) making up Saint Pierre and Miquelon .
Notre Dame Cathedral ( French : Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Taiohae ; Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Marquises ) is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata . It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital city on the island of Nuku Hiva . The construction of the cathedral began in 1973 on the site of an earlier 19th-century church by the same name . The new cathedral opened in 1977 . It is the largest church on the Marquesas Islands .
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae ( or Tefenuaenata or Hakapehi ) ( Latin : Dioecesis Taiohaënus seu Humanae Telluris ; French : Diocèse de Taiohae o Tefenuaenata ) , in French Polynesia , is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic 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 ) .
The Marquesas Islands ( /mɑːrˈkeɪsəs/ ; French : Îles Marquises or Archipel des Marquises or Marquises ; Marquesan : Te Henua ʻEnana ( North Marquesan ) and Te Fenua ʻEnata ( South Marquesan ) , both meaning the land of men ) are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia , an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean . The Marquesas are located at 9.7812° S , 139.0817° W. The highest point is the peak of Mount Oave ( French : Mont Oave ) on Ua Pou island at 1,230 m ( 4,035 ft ) above sea level . Archaeological research suggests the islands were colonized sometime after the 9th century and before the 11th century AD by indigenous voyagers from West Polynesia . Over the course of subsequent centuries , these settlers developed a remarkably uniform culture , human biology and language . The Marquesas Islands form one of the five administrative divisions ( subdivisions administratives ) of French Polynesia . The capital of the Marquesas Islands administrative subdivision is the town of Taiohae , on the island of Nuku Hiva . The population of the Marquesas Islands was 9,346 inhabitants at the time of the August 2017 census .
Taiohae is the main town on Nuku Hiva island . The town is located on a former volcanic crater , which has partly collapsed into the ocean , creating a bay .