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Antsiranana Antsiranana ( mg, Antsiran̈ana ), named Diego-Suárez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013. History The bay and city originally ...

History

It was established on 16 January 1896 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Madagascar, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar (now Metropolitan Archbishopric of Antananarivo) On 20 May 1913 it was renamed after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez. On 15 March 1923 it lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga On 14 September 1955 it was promoted as Diocese of Diégo-Suarez Promoted on 11 December 1958 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez, during the transition from French colony to independence. On 21 May 1959 it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Ambatondrazaka. It enjoyed a Papal visit by

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in April 1989. Renamed on 28 October 1989 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana. On 30 October 2000 it lost further territory to establish the Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana has the following

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahajanga The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahajanga ( la, Mahagiangan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Mahajanga in the Ecclesiastical province of Antsiranana in Madagascar. History * March 15, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga from ...

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Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 662,873 Catholics (42.1% of 1,573,833 total) on 37,924 km² in 26 parishes with 65 priests (51 diocesan, 14 religious), 194 lay religious (42 brothers, 152 sisters) and 54 seminarians. It had a total population of about 2,211,890 in 2004. About 15.5% of the residents were Catholic. 46 Priests operated in the Archdiocese, making for a ratio of 7,464 Catholics per Priest. The Archbishop as of November 2013 is

Benjamin Marc Ramaroson Benjamin Marc Ramaroson, C.M. (born 25 April 1955 in Manakara) is Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana in Madagascar. Biography Ramaroson was ordained as a priest on 15 August 1984 for the Congregation of the Mission. He w ...

Episcopal ordinaries

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) ;'' Apostolic Vicar of North Madagascar'' *

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(C.S.Sp.), (5 July 1898 – 20 May 1913 ''see below''),

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of Obba (5 July 1898 – death 25 July 1914) ;'' Apostolic vicars of Diego Suarez'' *

(C.S.Sp.), (''see above'' 20 May 1913 – death 25 July 1914) *

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(C.S.Sp.), (25 July 1914 – retired 1946.04),

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(17 July 1914 – death 9 February 1948), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (17 July 1914 – 25 July 1914) * Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff (C.S.Sp.), (11 December 1958 – 13 April 1967 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(8 July 1941 – 14 September 1955), previously Apostolic Vicar of

Majunga Mahajanga (French: Majunga) is a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Rép ...

(Madagascar) (8 July 1941 – 13 February 1947) ;''Suffragan bishop of Diego Suarez'' * Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff (C.S.Sp.), (''see above'' 14 September 1955 – 11 December 1958 ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan archbishops of Diego Suarez'' * Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff (C.S.Sp.), (11 December 1958 – retired 13 April 1967), emeritate as

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(13 April 1967 – resigned 24 May 1971), died 1990 * Albert Joseph Tsiahoana, (13 April 1967 – 28 October 1989 ''see below''); succeeding as former auxiliary bishop of Diégo-Suarez (Madagascar) (10 February 1964 – 13 April 1967) and Titular Bishop of Abthugni (10 February 1964 – 13 April 1967) ;''Metropolitan archbishops of Antsiranana'' * Albert Joseph Tsiahoana, (28 October 1989 – 14 November 1998), died 2012 *

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, Association of Priests of Prado (Ist. del Prado) (28 November 1998 – retired 27 November 2013); previously Titular Bishop of Croæ (1 September 1988 – 29 March 1996), first as Auxiliary Bishop of

Mahajanga Mahajanga (French: Majunga) is a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The city of Mahajanga (Mahajanga I) is the capital of the Boeny Region. The district (identical to the city) had a population of 220,629 i ...

(Madagascar) (1 September 1988 – 18 October 1993) and next Auxiliary Bishop of Antsiranana (18 October 1993 – 29 March 1996), next Bishop of

(Madagascar) (29 March 1996 – 28 November 1998) *

, (27 November 2013 - ...), previously Bishop of

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(Madagascar) (26 November 2005 – 27 November 2013).

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