Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina

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Archdiocese of Taomasina

Archidioecesis Toamasinensis
Location
CountryMadagascar
MetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina
Statistics
Area23,690 km2 (9,150 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,800,000
600,000 (33.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina (Latin : Toamasinen(sis)) is one of five Latin Metropolitan archdioceses on Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Contents

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Cathédrale Saint Joseph, dedicated to Saint Joseph in the city of Toamasina. It was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, February 26, 2010.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 620,022 Catholics (31.1% of 1,992,866 total) on 23,690 km2 in 21 parishes with 59 priests (22 diocesan, 37 religious), 185 lay religious (82 brothers, 103 sisters) and 19 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical Province

Toamasina has as suffragan sees:

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Vatomandry
Apostolic Vicar of Tamatave
Suffragan Bishops of Tamatave
Suffragan Bishops of Toamasina
Metropolitan Archbishops of Toamasina

See also

Coordinates: 18°09′30″S49°24′42″E / 18.1582°S 49.4117°E / -18.1582; 49.4117

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