{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in East Africa's major

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island state

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

comprises only a Latin hierarchy, which is composed of five

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s, whose Metropolitan Archbisdhoprics have a total of seventeen

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dioceses. There is no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdiction. There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Madagascar as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in national capital

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. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.

Current Latin dioceses

Episcopal Conference of Madagascar

Ecclesiastical Province of Antananarivo

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antananarivo ** Diocese of Antsirabe **

Diocese of Maintirano The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maintirano is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antananarivo (national capital), one of five on Madagascar), yet it remains in the juri ...

** Diocese of Miarinarivo ** Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy

Ecclesiastical Province of Antsiranana

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana ** Diocese of Ambanja ** Diocese of Mahajanga ** Diocese of Boriziny

Ecclesiastical Province of Fianarantsoa

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa **

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Diocese of Farafangana The Diocese of Farafangana is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Farafangana and was erected on 8 April 1957. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately . As of ...

Diocese of Ihosy The Diocese of Ihosy is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Ihosy and was erected on 13 April 1967. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately 40,990 km (15 ...

Diocese of Mananjary The Diocese of Mananjary is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Mananjary and was erected on 9 April 1968. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately 14,270 ...

Ecclesiastical Province of Toamasina

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toamasina ** Diocese of Ambatondrazaka ** Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana ** Diocese of Moramanga

Ecclesiastical Province of Toliara

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara ** Diocese of Morombe ** Diocese of Morondava ** Diocese of Tôlagnaro.

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

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Catholic dioceses