Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara

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Archdiocese of Toliara

Archidioecesis Toliarana
Location
Country Madagascar
Ecclesiastical province Toliara
Statistics
Area43,570 km2 (16,820 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2017)
1,156,800
163,300 (14.1%)
Parishes24
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman rite
Established8 April 1957
CathedralCathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Fulgence Rabeony S.J.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara (Latin : Toliarana) is one of five Metropolitan archdioceses with an Ecclesiastical province in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Contents

It cathedral archiepiscopal see is in Toliara (formerly Tuléar).

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan sees are :

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 119,638 Catholics (11.8% of 1,014,000 total) on 43,570 km2 in 23 parishes and 1 mission with 63 priests (26 diocesan, 37 religious), 373 lay religious (68 brothers, 305 sisters) and 18 seminarians.

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Tuléar
Suffragan Bishops of Toliara
Metropolitan Archbishops of Toliara

Auxiliary Bishop

See also

Coordinates: 23°20′46″S43°40′00″E / 23.34611°S 43.66667°E / -23.34611; 43.66667

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