Episcopal Conference of Madagascar

The CEM is a registered corporation based in Antananarivo. The current president is the Archbishop of Toliara, Désiré Tsarahazana. The current vice president is Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, OCD, the Bishop of Morondava. The current secretary-general is Jean Claude Randrianarisoa, the Bishop of Miarinarivo.^[1]

History

The Episcopal Conference of Madagascar was founded in 1965, five years after the country's independence.^[1]

In November 2016, members of the conference published a letter criticizing Madagascar's political elite and intelligentsia. The letter declared that the country "suffers from a shortage of wise men."^[2]

Presidents

This is a list of the presidents of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar:^[1][3][4]

1. Archbishop Jérôme Rakotomalala (1965–1966)
2. Archbishop
   SJ
   (1966–1971)
3. Archbishop Albert Joseph Tsiahoana (1971–1974)
4. Cardinal
   SJ
   (1974–1986)
5. Archbishop Albert Joseph Tsiahoana (1986–1992)
6. Bishop Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra, MS(1992–1996)
7. Cardinal Armand Razafindratandra (1996–2002)
8. Archbishop
   SJ
   (2002–2006)
9. Archbishop Fulgence Rabemahafaly (2006 – November 2012)
10. Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana (November 2012 – )

See also

• Catholic Church in Madagascar

References