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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.[1][2] There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5,000 nuns working across 478 parishes.[3]

There are 22 dioceses including five archdioceses. Below is a list of the archdioceses dioceses, and the archbishops and bishops of each.[4]

Antsirabe Cathedral
Toliara Cathedral
  • Antananarivo – Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona
    • Antsirabe – Philippe Ranaivomanana
    • Miarinarivo – Jean Claude Randrianarisoa
    • Tsiroanomandidy – Gustavo Bombin Espino
  • Antsiranana – Michel Malo
    • Ambanja – Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B.
    • Mahajanga – Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo
    • Port-Bergé – Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara
  • Fianarantsoa – Fulgence Rabemahafaly
    • Ambositra – Fidelis Rakotonarivo
    • Farafangana – Benjamin Marc Ramaroson
    • Ihosy – Philippe Ranaivomanana
    • Mananjary – José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega
  • Toamasina – Desire Tsarahazana
    • Ambatondrazaka – Antoine Scopelliti
    • Fenoarivo Atsinanana – Marcellin Randriamamonjy
    • Moramanga – Gaetano Di Pierro
  • Toliara – Fulgence Rabeony
    • Morombe – Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz
    • Morondava – Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina
    • Tôlagnaro – Vincent Rakotozafy

Saint Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of Madagascar.

  1. ^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy website
  3. ^ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
  4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, Profile of the Catholic Church in Madagascar

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