Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara

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

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

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)

Suffragan dioceses

• Morombe
• Morondava
• Tôlagnaro

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information