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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahajanga ( la, Mahagiangan(us)) is a
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 ...
located in the city 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 ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
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 u ...
in
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 ...
.


History

* March 15, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga from the
Apostolic Vicariate 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 ...
* September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Majunga * October 28, 1989: Renamed as Diocese of Mahajanga


Bishops

;Vicars Apostolic of Majunga * Paul-Auguste-Marie Pichot, C.S.Sp. (1923.03.16 – 1940.05.10) * Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. (1941.07.08 – 1947.02.13) * Jean Batiot, C.S.Sp. (1947.02.13 – 1953.08.31) * Jean David, C.S.Sp. (1954.02.22 – 1955.09.14) ; Bishops of Majunga *
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(1955.09.14 – 1978.04.27) * Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra (1978.04.27 – 1989.10.28) ; Bishops of Mahajanga *
Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra (7 August 1925 – 9 January 2010) was a Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Life Born in Ambohimalaza, near Antanana ...
(1989.10.28 – 1994.02.03) *
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, Ist. del Prado (1996.03.29 – 1998.11.28) *
Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo (31 July 1947 – 4 February 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahajanga, Madagascar. Ordained to the priesthood on 20 December 1975, Randrianasolo earned a doctorate in canon law f ...
(1999.06.03 – 2010.02.02) *
Roger Victor Rakotondrajao Roger Victor Solo Rakotondrajao (26 March 1960 – 3 November 2018) was a Malagasy Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Rakotondrajao was born in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, ...
(2010.02.02 – 2018.11.03) * Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. (2022.11.19 – present)


Coadjutor Bishop

*
Roger Victor Rakotondrajao Roger Victor Solo Rakotondrajao (26 March 1960 – 3 November 2018) was a Malagasy Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Rakotondrajao was born in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, ...
(2008-2010)


Auxiliary Bishops

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, Ist. del Prado (1988-1993), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antsiranana; later returned here as Bishop *
Armand Toasy Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...
(1984-1987), appointed Bishop of Miarinarivo


See also

*
Roman Catholicism in Madagascar The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. About one quarter of the population of Madagascar is Catholic – about four million adherents in total. There are 21 ...


Sources


GCatholic.org


Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar Christian organizations established in 1923 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Antsiranana 1923 establishments in Madagascar {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub