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Diocese of Ambositra

Dioecesis Ambositrensis
Location
CountryMadagascar
Ecclesiastical provinceFianarantsoa
Statistics
Area29,400 km2 (11,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,680,240
334,828 (48.1%)
Parishes18
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman rite
Established3 June 1999
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFidelis Rakotonarivo S.J.

The Diocese of Ambositra is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Ambositra and was erected on 3 June 1999. It performs the Latin Rite.[which?] The Diocese covers approximately 24,000 km (15,000 mi). As of 2004, the diocese population was about 334,828, with 48.1% Catholic. 57 priests were in the Diocese as of 2004 for a ratio of 5,874 Catholics for every 1 Priest. Fidelis Rakotonarivo, SJ has been the Bishop of the Diocese since June 2005.

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