The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambatondrazaka ( la, Ambatondrazakaën(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Ambatondrazaka Ambatondrazaka () is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar Ambatondrazaka is also the capital of the Alaotra-Mangoro region and the Ambatondrazaka District. Geography The city is situated south of Alaotra, the greatest lake in Madagascar. ...

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 ...

, in the

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of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

(in

Toamasina, Madagascar 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 northeast of it ...

History

* May 21, 1959: Established as Diocese of Ambatondrazaka from the

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez :''There is also an Anglican '' Bishop of Antsiranana'' in the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean.'' The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana is one of five Metropolitan Latin Archdioceses in Madagascar. Although it has its ecclesi ...

and

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tananarive The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antananarivo is one of five Latin Metropolitan Archdioceses in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale de l' ...

Bishops

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Ambatondrazaka (Roman rite) ** Bishop

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, O.SS.T. (1959.12.19 – 1993.03.06) ** Bishop Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. (1993.03.06 - 2015.04.11) ** Bishop Jean de Dieu Raoelison (since 2015.04.11)

Coadjutor Bishop

* Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. (1991-1993)

Auxiliary Bishop

Gaetano Di Pierro Gaetano Di Pierro (born December 1, 1948, in Orta Nova) is an Italian clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Farafangana. He was appointed bishop in 2018. See also *Catholic Church in Madagascar The Catholic Church in Madagas ...

, S.C.I. (2001-2006), appointed Bishop of Moramanga

References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar Christian organizations established in 1959 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1959 establishments in Madagascar Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Toamasina {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub