Roman Catholic Diocese of Taomasina

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Diocese of Taomasina
Dioecesis Toamasinensis

Statistics
Country:	Madagascar
Metropolitan:	Antsiranana
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	23,690 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,800,000 (2004) 600,000 (33.3%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	René Joseph Rakotondrabé

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taomasina {Latin: Toamasinen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Taomasina in the Ecclesiastical province of Antsiranana in Madagascar.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

• June 18, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Vatomandry from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa and Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive
• May 25, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tamatave
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Tamatave
• January 31, 1990: Renamed as Diocese of Toamasina

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Taomasina (Roman rite)
  • Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé (since 1989.05.15)
• Bishops of Tamatave (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jérôme Razafindrazaka (1972.03.25 – 1989.05.15)
  • Bishop Jules-Joseph Puset, P.S.S. (1957.11.14 – 1972.03.25)
  • Bishop Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. (1955.09.14 – 1957.03.15)
• Vicars Apostolic of Tamatave (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. (1939.05.25 – 1955.09.14)
• Prefects Apostolic of Vatomandry (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. (1935 – 1939.05.25)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Madagascar

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy