The Diocese of Farafangana is a

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Diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

under the

Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianaranintsoa is one of the five Catholic Metropolitan Latin Archdioceses in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Ca ...

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. It is based in the town of

Farafangana Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region. Location Farafangana is the capital of the region Atsimo-Atsinanana located approximately 400 kilometres south of the c ...

and was erected on 8 April 1957. It performs the

Latin Rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...

. The Diocese covers approximately . As of 2004, the diocese population was about 900,000, with 7.9% Catholic. 36 priests were in the Diocese for a ratio of 1,985 Catholics for every 1 Priest. The current bishop of the Diocese is Gaetano Di Pietro, SCI since

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 ...

, CM became archbishop of Antsiranana.

Ordinaries

Camille-Antoine Chilouet Camille-Anton Chilouet (born 1899 in Montluçon Montluçon (; oc, Montleçon ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's prefecture is located in the sm ...

, C.M. (24 Dec 1957 - 25 Nov 1970) *

Victor Razafimahatratra Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. (8 September 1921 – 6 October 1993) was a Malagasy Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Antananarivo from 1976 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976. Bio ...

, S.J. (16 Jan 1971 - 10 Apr 1976), appointed Archbishop of Tananarive (Cardinal in 1976) *

Charles-Remy Rakotonirina Charles-Remy Rakotonirina (born 1928 in Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the admi ...

, S.J. (28 Oct 1976 - 6 Aug 2005) *

Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson (born 1955 in Manakara) is a Malagasy clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Farafangana, and later Antsiranana. He was appointed bishop in 2005. He moved dioceses in 2013. See also *Catholic C ...

, C.M. (26 Nov 2005 - 27 Nov 2013), appointed Archbishop of Antsiranana *

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. (3 Mar 2018 - )

References

External links

Profile of Farafangana Diocese
Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar 1957 establishments in Madagascar Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Fianarantsoa {{Madagascar-stub