Catholic Church in Madagascar

{{short description|none}} {{Catholic Church by country}} The '''Catholic Church in Madagascar''' is part of the worldwide [[Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]] in [[Rome]].

In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of [[Madagascar]] was Catholic.<ref>[https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=137c World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref><ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/dmg2.html Catholic Hierarchy website]</ref> There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5,000 nuns working across 478 parishes.<ref>[https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/madagascar Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref>

There are 22 [[diocese]]s including five [[archdiocese]]s. Below is a list of the archdioceses and dioceses, and the [[archbishop]]s and [[bishop]]s of each.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/mg.html Catholic Hierarchy website, Profile of the Catholic Church in Madagascar]</ref>

*[[Archdiocese of Antananarivo|Antananarivo]] – [[Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona]] **[[Diocese of Antsirabe|Antsirabe]] – [[Philippe Ranaivomanana]] **[[Diocese of Miarinarivo|Miarinarivo]] – Jean Claude Randrianarisoa **[[Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy|Tsiroanomandidy]] – Gustavo Bombin Espino **[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Maintirano|Maintirano]] - Clément Hérizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S

*[[Archdiocese of Antsiranana|Antsiranana]] – Michel Malo **[[Diocese of Ambanja|Ambanja]] – Rosario Saro Vella, [[S.D.B.]] **[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahajanga|Mahajanga]] – [[Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo]] **[[Diocese of Port-Bergé|Port-Bergé]] – Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara

*[[Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa|Fianarantsoa]] – [[Fulgence Rabemahafaly]] **[[Diocese of Ambositra|Ambositra]] – [[Fidelis Rakotonarivo]] **[[Diocese of Farafangana|Farafangana]] – [[Benjamin Marc Ramaroson]] **[[Diocese of Ihosy|Ihosy]] – [[Philippe Ranaivomanana]] **[[Diocese of Mananjary|Mananjary]] – [[José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega]]

*[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina|Toamasina]] – [[Desire Tsarahazana]] **[[Diocese of Ambatondrazaka|Ambatondrazaka]] – Antoine Scopelliti **[[Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana|Fenoarivo Atsinanana]] – Marcellin Randriamamonjy **[[Diocese of Moramanga|Moramanga]] – [[Gaetano Di Pierro]]

*[[Archdiocese of Toliara|Toliara]] – Fulgence Rabeony **[[Diocese of Morombe|Morombe]] – Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz **[[Diocese of Morondava|Morondava]] – [[Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina]] **[[Diocese of Tôlagnaro|Tôlagnaro]] – Vincent Rakotozafy

Saint [[Vincent de Paul]] is the patron saint of Madagascar.

[[Caritas Madagascar]] is the social arm of the Catholic Church in Madagascar, operating all over the country.

==See also== *[[Catholic Church by country]] *[[Christianity in Madagascar]] *[[List of saints from Africa]] *[[Pedro Opeka]] *[[Religion in Madagascar]]

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==External links== *{{CathEncy|wstitle=Madagascar}} * [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/MG.htm GCatholic website]

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