Roman Catholic Diocese of Toamasina
Archdiocese of Taomasina
Archidioecesis Toamasinensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Madagascar |
| Metropolitan |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina |
| Statistics |
| Area |
23,690 km2 (9,150 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
1,800,000
600,000 (33.3%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Desire Tsarahazana |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina (Latin: Toamasinen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Toamasina. It was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, February 26, 2010. The Ecclesiastical Province of Toamasina will have as suffragan dioceses the dioceses of Ambatondrazaka, Moramanga, and Fenoarivo-Atsinana.
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
- February 26, 2010: Promoted as Archdiocese of Toamasina
Leadership
- Archbishops of Toamasina (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Desire Tsarahazana (2010.02.26 - present); previously Bishop of Toamasina
- Bishops of Toamasina (Roman rite)
- Bishop Desire Tsarahazana (2008.11.24 - 2010.02.26); ordained bishop in 2001
- Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé (1989.05.15 - 2008.11.24); retired, now Bishop Emeritus
- 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)
See also
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