Roman Catholic Diocese of Miarinarivo
Diocese of Miarinarivo Dioecesis Miarinarivensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Metropolitan | Antananarivo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 396,774 192,035 (48.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Bishops emeritus | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miarinarivo (Latin: Miarinariven(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Miarinarivo in the Ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo in Madagascar.
History[]
- December 13, 1933: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Miarinarivo
- May 25, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Miarinarivo
Bishops[]
- Vicar Apostolic of Miarinarivo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ignazio Ramarosandratana (1939.05.25 – 1955.09.14); see below
- Bishops of Miarinarivo (Roman rite)
- Bishop (1955.09.14 – 1957); see above
- Bishop (1958.06.24 – 1959.04.30)
- Bishop (1960.04.05 – 1985.11.15)
- Bishop (1987.07.03 – 1993.10.18)
- Archbishop Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra (Apostolic Administrator 1994.07 – 1998.02.14) (Cardinal later in 1994)
- Bishop (1998.02.14 – 2007.02.15)
- Bishop (since 2007.02.15)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- Roger Victor Rakotondrajao, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mahajanga in 2008
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Madagascar
Sources[]
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