Philibert Randriambololona
Philibert Randriambololona (1 May 1927 – 17 April 2018) was a Catholic archbishop. Randriambololona was born in Madagascar and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961 for the Society of Jesus. Randriambololona served as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Antsirabe, Madagascar, from 1988 to 1989 and then as bishop of the diocese from 1989 to 1992. He then served as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar from 1992 to 2002. See also *Catholic Church in Madagascar The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. About one quarter of the population of Madagascar is Catholic – about four million adherents in total. There are 21 ... Notes 1927 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Madagascar Malagasy Jesuits Jesuit archbishops 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Madagascar Malagasy Roman Catholic archbishops Malagasy ...
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ...
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