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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
archdioceses. Below is a list of the archdioceses dioceses, and the archbishops and bishops of each.[4]
Antsirabe Cathedral
- Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona
- Antsirabe – Philippe Ranaivomanana
- Miarinarivo– Jean Claude Randrianarisoa
- Tsiroanomandidy– Gustavo Bombin Espino
- Antsiranana– Michel Malo
- S.D.B.
- Mahajanga – Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo
- Port-Bergé– Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara
- Fianarantsoa – Fulgence Rabemahafaly
- Ambositra – Fidelis Rakotonarivo
- Farafangana – Benjamin Marc Ramaroson
- Ihosy – Philippe Ranaivomanana
- Mananjary – José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega
- 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.
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Christianity in Madagascar
- List of saints from Africa
- Pedro Opeka
- Religion in Madagascar
References
External links
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- GCatholic website
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