The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy ( la, Tsiroanomandidyen(sis)) is a
suffragan Latin
diocese
In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Antananarivo in
Madagascar
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, yet depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is the (Marian) Cathédrale Notre Dame du Bon Remède, in
Tsiroanomandidy
Tsiroanomandidy is a city (commune urbaine) in central-western Madagascar, approximately 210 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo.
Tsiroanomandidy is the capital of Bongolava Region and of Tsiroanomandidy District.
Its name means ''One p ...
,
Antananarivo Province.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 223,433 Catholics (37.2% of 600,167 total) on 40,000 km
2 in 3 parishes and 19 missions with 45 priests (28 diocesan, 17 religious), 168 lay religious (36 brothers, 132 sisters) and 32 seminarians.
History
* Established on January 13, 1949 as
Apostolic Prefecture
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of Tsiroanomandidy, on territory split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo
* Promoted on December 11, 1958 as Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy
* Lost territory (like two other sees) on 2017.02.08 to establish the
Diocese of Maintirano.
Ordinaries
(all
Roman rite; so far -mostly European missionary- members of Latin congregations)
;''Apostolic Prefect of Tsiroanomandidy''
* Father Angel Martínez Vivas,
Trinitarians
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(O.SS.T.) (1949.01.14 – 1958.12.11 ''see below'')
;''Suffragan Bishops of Tsiroanomandidy''
*
Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. (''see above'' 1958.12.11 – retired 1977.07.30), died 1981
*
Jean-Samuel Raobelina,
Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette (M.S.) (born Madagascar) (1978.04.27 – death 2001.06.30)
*
Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. (2003.10.04 – 2017.02.08), next first Bishop of co-daughter-see
Diocese of Maintirano
*
Gabriel Randrianantenaina
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(2021.04.30 – ...)
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 and external links
GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo
Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar
Christian organizations established in 1949
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1949 establishments in Madagascar
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Antananarivo
Religion in Bongolava
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