The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the

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of the

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Toliara Toliara (also known as ''Toliary'', ; formerly ''Tuléar'') is a city in southern Madagascar. It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of the national capital Antananarivo. The current spelling of the name ...

, in the south of

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. The Diocese of Toliara is within the Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy, and is part of the Indian Ocean Province Following the split from the Diocese of Antananarivo in 2013, a cathedral was needed for the new diocese. The church was dedicated on 13 March 2016. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Todd A. McGregor was elected in 2013 as the first Diocesan Bishop of Toliara.

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