Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana
- There is also an Anglican Bishop of Antsirananain the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean.
Archdiocese of Antsiranana Archidioecesis Antsirananensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Roman rite |
| Established | 16 January 1896 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Benjamin Marc Balthason RamarosonC.M. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana is one of five Metropolitan Latin
Its
History
It was established on 16 January 1896 as
On 20 May 1913 it was renamed after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez. On 15 March 1923 it lost territory to establish the then
Promoted on 11 December 1958 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez, during the transition from French colony to independence. On 21 May 1959 it lost territory to establish the
Renamed on 28 October 1989 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana. On 30 October 2000 it lost further territory to establish the
Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana has the following
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambanja
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahajanga
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Bergé
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 662,873 Catholics (42.1% of 1,573,833 total) on 37,924 km2 in 26 parishes with 65 priests (51 diocesan, 14 religious), 194 lay religious (42 brothers, 152 sisters) and 54 seminarians.
It had a total population of about 2,211,890 in 2004. About 15.5% of the residents were Catholic. 46 Priests operated in the Archdiocese, making for a ratio of 7,464 Catholics per Priest. The Archbishop as of November 2013 is Benjamin Marc Ramaroson.
Episcopal ordinaries
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- Apostolic Vicar of North Madagascar
- Titular Bishop of Obba(5 July 1898 – death 25 July 1914)
- Apostolic vicars of Diego Suarez
- François-Xavier Corbet (C.S.Sp.), (see above 20 May 1913 – death 25 July 1914)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolicof Diégo-Suarez (17 July 1914 – 25 July 1914)
- Majunga(Madagascar) (8 July 1941 – 13 February 1947)
- Suffragan bishop of Diego Suarez
- Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff (C.S.Sp.), (see above 14 September 1955 – 11 December 1958 see below)
- Metropolitan archbishops of Diego Suarez
- Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff (C.S.Sp.), (11 December 1958 – retired 13 April 1967), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Gummi in Byzacena(13 April 1967 – resigned 24 May 1971), died 1990
- Albert Joseph Tsiahoana, (13 April 1967 – 28 October 1989 see below); succeeding as former auxiliary bishop of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar) (10 February 1964 – 13 April 1967) and Titular Bishop of Abthugni (10 February 1964 – 13 April 1967)
- Metropolitan archbishops of Antsiranana
- Albert Joseph Tsiahoana, (28 October 1989 – 14 November 1998), died 2012
- Auxiliary Bishop of Antsiranana (18 October 1993 – 29 March 1996), next Bishop of Mahajanga(Madagascar) (29 March 1996 – 28 November 1998)
- Benjamin Marc Ramaroson, (27 November 2013 - ...), previously Bishop of Farafangana (Madagascar) (26 November 2005 – 27 November 2013).