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Roman Catholic Diocese of Antsirabe

Coordinates: 19°52′14″S 47°02′07″E / 19.8706°S 47.0352°E / -19.8706; 47.0352
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Diocese of Antsirabe

Dioecesis Antsirabensis
Location
Country Madagascar
MetropolitanAntananarivo
Statistics
Area16,000 km2 (6,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,355,000
799,574 (59.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralOur Lady of La Salette Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean Pascal Andriantsoavina (nominiated 10/07/2023) [1]
Interior of the Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antsirabe (Latin: Antsiraben(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo (one of five in Madagascar; in the national capital), yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, in the city of Antsirabe, Antananarivo Province.

Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 892,713 Catholics (45.4% of 1,967,703 total) on 16,000 km2 in 29 parishes and 2 missions with 125 priests (64 diocesan, 61 religious), 519 lay religious (198 brothers, 321 sisters) and 74 seminarians.

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries

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(Roman Rite, mostly members of missionary Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefect of Betafó
Apostolic Vicars of Betafo
Apostolic Vicars of Antsirabe
  • François-Joseph Dantin, M.S. (see above 1921.01.10 – death 1941.07.05)
  • Édouard Rostaing, M.S. (born France) (1942.02.24 – death 1946.05.18), Titular Bishop of Curium (1942.02.24 – 1946.05.18)
  • Joseph-Paul Futy, M.S. (born France) (1947.02.13 – death 1955.03), Titular Bishop of Aspendus (1947.02.13 – 1956.08.12); previously Apostolic Prefect of Morondava (Madagascar) (1938 – 1947.02.13)
Suffragan Bishops of Antsirabe

Coadjutor Bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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References

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19°52′14″S 47°02′07″E / 19.8706°S 47.0352°E / -19.8706; 47.0352