Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe

Diocese of Morombe

*Dioecesis Morombensis*
Diocese of Morombe; Dioecesis Morombensis
Location
Country	Madagascar
Territory	Manja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo districts
Metropolitan	Toliara
Statistics
Area	31,917 km2 (12,323 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2002); 387,263; 31,206 (8.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jean Désiré Razafinirina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe (Latin: Moromben(sis)) is a diocese located in the ecclesiastical province of Toliara in Madagascar. The episcopal see is in the city of Morombe.

History[edit]

On April 25, 1960, Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Morombe by partitioning the Diocese of Morondava. The new diocese contained the districts of Manja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo.^[1] Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F., was the first bishop.^[2] As of 2003^[update], the diocese included 200 primary schools, seven secondary schools, and seven missionary hospitals.^[3]

Bishops of Morombe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F. (28 May 1960 – 4 December 1988)
- Bishop Alwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F. (15 May 1989 – 15 July 2000)
- Bishop Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. (24 April 2001 – 19 November 2022)
- Bishop Jean Désiré Razafinirina (12 February 2024 – )

^ "Africae gentes" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 53 (1): 18–20. 30 January 1961. ISSN 0001-5199.
^ "Un nouvel évêque missionnaire suisse" (PDF). La Liberté (in French). Vol. 90, no. 138. 15 June 1960. p. 3.
^ Knie-Górna, Jadwiga (December 2003). "Jestem, by służyć". Przewodnik Katolicki (in Polish). ISSN 0137-8384.

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