Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina (Latin: Toamasinen(sis)) is one of five Latin Metropolitan archdioceses on Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Archdiocese of Taomasina

Archidioecesis Toamasinensis
Location
CountryMadagascar
MetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina
Statistics
Area23,690 km2 (9,150 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,800,000
600,000 (33.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopDésiré Tsarahazana

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Cathédrale Saint Joseph, dedicated to Saint Joseph in the city of Toamasina. It was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, February 26, 2010.

Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 620,022 Catholics (31.1% of 1,992,866 total) on 23,690 km2 in 21 parishes with 59 priests (22 diocesan, 37 religious), 185 lay religious (82 brothers, 103 sisters) and 19 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical Province

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Toamasina has as suffragan sees:

History

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Ordinaries

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(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Vatomandry
  • Father Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, Montfort Missionaries (S.M.M.) (born France) (1935 – 1939.05.25 see below)
Apostolic Vicar of Tamatave
  • Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. (see above 1939.05.25 – 1955.09.14 see below), Titular Bishop of Hypselis (1939.05.25 – 1955.09.14)
Suffragan Bishops of Tamatave
Suffragan Bishops of Toamasina
Metropolitan Archbishops of Toamasina
  • Desire Tsarahazana (see above 2010.02.26 - ...), also President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (2012.11 – ...); Cardinal in 2018

See also

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