Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambositra
Roman Catholic diocese in Madagascar
Diocese of Ambositra Dioecesis Ambositrensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
Ecclesiastical province | Fianarantsoa |
Statistics | |
Area | 29,400 km2 (11,400 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,680,240 334,828 (48.1%) |
Parishes | 18 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman rite |
Established | 3 June 1999 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Fidelis Rakotonarivo S.J. |
The Diocese of Ambositra is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Ambositra and was erected on 3 June 1999. It performs the Latin Rite.[which?] The Diocese covers approximately 24,000 km (15,000 mi). As of 2004, the diocese population was about 334,828, with 48.1% Catholic. 57 priests were in the Diocese as of 2004 for a ratio of 5,874 Catholics for every 1 Priest. Fidelis Rakotonarivo, SJ has been the Bishop of the Diocese since June 2005.
Bishops
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Ordinaries
- Fulgence Rabemahafaly (3 June 1999 - 1 October 2002), appointed Archbishop of Fianarantsoa
- Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J. (24 Jun 2005 -)
Statistics in 2016
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Marcellin Randriamamonjy, appointed Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana in 2009
External links
- Catholic-hierarchy.org profile of Ambositra Diocese
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