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The constitution of Haiti establishes the freedom of religion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs oversees and monitors religious groups and laws affecting them. While Catholicism has not been the state religion since 1987, a 19th-century concordat with the Holy See continues to confer preferential treatment to the Catholic Church, in the form of ...
The Haitian slaves revolted in 1804 and, under the leadership of Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Emperor of Haiti 1804–1806), Haiti became the first black independent nation. After a massacre in 1804, nearly all the clergy left the colony but Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Brelle became the Archbishop ("grand-archevêque") of Haiti (without a regular ...
Although the Catholic religion remained the official religion of Haiti, Haitian slaves especially began to incorporate their own cultural and spiritual practices into the Catholic religion. [5] Under several laws established around 1685, Catholic practices amongst African slaves (such as baptism and teachings of doctrines) were enforced. [2]
The Catholic Church in Haiti (Greater Antilles) consists only of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national Episcopal Conference of Haiti , comprising two ecclesiastical provinces , each headed by a Metropolitan Archbishop , with a total of each suffragan dioceses , each headed by a bishop .
Haiti was first colonized by the Spanish, who later abandoned the island's western portion. That region came under French influence after 1630, and was formally recognized as the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1697. Under French rule, Roman Catholicism was the sole legal religion, though African slaves frequently practiced vodou. Slaves ...
Haitian Vodou [a] (/ ˈ v oʊ d uː /) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and Central Africa and Roman Catholicism. There is no central authority in control of the religion and much diversity exists ...
Haiti religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) + Haitian people by religion (4 C) C. Christianity in Haiti (5 C, 4 P) E. Religious education in Haiti (1 C) F.
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]