1966
1966: The Vatican signs an agreement with the Duvalier government to establish an indigenous episcopate for the first time.
1966: The Vatican signs an agreement with the Duvalier government to establish an indigenous episcopate for the first time. This move allowed Duvalier to influence the appointment of bishops who were generally servile to the regime.
Source · p. xxvi
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, xxvi