The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe (''

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: Moromben(sis)'') is a

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located in the

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. The

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is in the city of

Morombe Morombe is an urban municipality (commune urbaine) on the south-west coast in Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar. It can be reached by the National road 55 or pirogue from Morondava. It is situated at 283 km from Tulear. An airport serves the town. ...

History

On April 25, 1960,

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established the Diocese of Morombe by partitioning the Diocese of Morondava. The new diocese contained the districts of Manja,

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, and

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. Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F., was the first bishop. , the diocese included 200 primary schools, seven secondary schools, and seven missionary hospitals.

Leadership

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s of Morombe (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F. (28 May 1960 – 4 December 1988) ** Bishop Alwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F. (15 May 1989 – 15 July 2000) ** Bishop Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. (24 April 2001 – 19 November 2022)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar Christian organizations established in 1960 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1960 establishments in Madagascar Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Toliara {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub

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