Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara {Latin: Toliaran(us)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Toliara in Madagascar.

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[edit] History

  • 1957.04.08: Established as Diocese of Tuléar from the Diocese of Fort-Dauphin
  • 1989.10.28: Renamed as Diocese of Toliara
  • 2003.12.03: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara

[edit] Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Toliara (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (since 2003.12.03)
  • Bishops of Toliara (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (1990.04.02 – 2003.12.03)
  • Bishops of Tuléar (Roman rite)
    • Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé (1974.02.28 – 1989.05.15)
    • Bishop Michel-Henri Canonne, A.A. (1959.04.25 – 1974.02.28)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

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