Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa
The Archdiocese of Fianaranintsoa is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Madagascar. It was elevated to an Archdiocese in December 1958 during the transition from French colony to independence. It had a total population of about 1,153,750 in 2004. About 40.5% of the residents were Catholic. 121 Priests operate in the Archdiocese, making for a ratio of 3,863 Catholics per Priest. The Archbishop is Fulgence Rabemahafaly.
List of Dioceses and Bishops in the Archdiocese
*Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa
**Ambositra - Fidelis Rakotonarivo
**Farafangana - Benjamin Marc Ramaroson
**Ihosy - Philippe Ranaivomanana
**Mananjary - José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega
External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dfian.html Catholic-hierarchy.org profile of Archdiocese]
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