Toamasina, meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated 215 km (134 mi) northeast of its capital and biggest city Antananarivo. In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857.
The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Diocese of Moramanga is located in the east of Madagascar. It is a suffragan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Toamasina.
Ihosy[iˈusʲ] is a city with 283,047 inhabitants (2015) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar.
The Diocese of North Queensland is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1879. It is situated in the northern part of the state of Queensland, Australia. As part of the Province of Queensland, it covers the Torres Strait Islands in the north, the entire Cape York Peninsula and the cities of Mount Isa, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay. The diocesan cathedral is St James' Cathedral, Townsville. The Bishop of North Queensland is Keith Ronald Joseph, who was consecrated and installed on 31 March 2019.
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a province of the Anglican Communion. It covers the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The current Archbishop and Primate is James Wong, Bishop of Seychelles.
Fenoarivo Atsinanana is a city in Madagascar.
Betioky is a town in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar and is crossed by the Route nationale 10. The population is 25,612 inhabitants in 2018.
Moramanga is a city in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga District. It has a population of 57084 inhabitants (2018).
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana is a diocese located in the city of Fenoarivo Atsinanana in the Ecclesiastical province of Toamasina in Madagascar.
Ambatondrazaka District is a district in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region of Madagascar. Its capital is the town of Ambatondrazaka. The district has an area of 6,967 km2 (2,690 sq mi), and the estimated population in 2013 was 324,610.
Remi Joseph Rabenirina is a former Malagasy Anglican archbishop. He was Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, from 1995 to 2005.
Ranarivelo Samoela Jaona is the current Malagasy Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Antananarivo. He was consecrated on the 29 June 2008 at the cathedral of Saint Laurent's in Ambohimanoro, and is the fourth bishop of Antananarivo.
St. Lawrence Anglican Cathedral Ambohimanoro is an Anglican cathedral in Madagascar's capital of Antananarivo. Located in the upper part of the city, the cathedral was built on the hill of Ambohimanoro, near the Andohalo square, and has now been designated as a national heritage by the Malagasy government. It is one of the first permanent Anglican churches built on the island.
Désiré Tsarahazana is a Malagasy prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Toamasina since 2010 but served in that see prior to its elevation since 2008. Pope Francis appointed him a Cardinal in 2018.
Betioky is a town in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar and is crossed by the Route nationale 10. An airport serves the town.
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Toliara, in the south of Madagascar. The Diocese of Toliara is within the Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy, and is part of the Indian Ocean Province
St Mark's Cathedral, Fianarantsoa is an Anglican cathedral in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. It is under the Anglican Diocese of Fianarantsoa.
James Seth was an Anglican bishop in Madagascar. He was the first bishop of Tamatave from its creation in 1969 until his death in 1975.
