Catholic Church in Madagascar
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The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of Madagascar was Catholic.[1][2] There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5,000 nuns working across 478 parishes.[3]
There are 22 dioceses including five archdioceses. Below is a list of the archdioceses dioceses, and the archbishops and bishops of each.[4]
- Antananarivo – Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona
- Antsirabe – Philippe Ranaivomanana
- Miarinarivo – Jean Claude Randrianarisoa
- Tsiroanomandidy – Gustavo Bombin Espino
- Maintirano
- Antsiranana – Michel Malo
- Ambanja – Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B.
- Mahajanga – Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo
- Port-Bergé – Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara
- Toamasina – Desire Tsarahazana
- Ambatondrazaka – Antoine Scopelliti
- Fenoarivo Atsinanana – Marcellin Randriamamonjy
- Moramanga ��� Gaetano Di Pierro
- Toliara – Fulgence Rabeony
- Morombe – Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz
- Morondava – Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina
- Tôlagnaro – Vincent Rakotozafy
Saint Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of Madagascar.
Caritas Madagascar is the social arm of the Catholic Church in Madagascar, operating all over the country.
See also
[edit]- Catholic Church by country
- Christianity in Madagascar
- List of saints from Africa
- Pedro Opeka
- Religion in Madagascar
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- GCatholic website