Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara {Latin: " Toliaran(us)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Toliara in Madagascar.
History
* 1957.04.08: Established as Diocese of Tuléar from the Diocese of Fort-Dauphin
* 1989.10.28: Renamed as Diocese of Toliara
* 2003.12.03: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Toliara (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (since 2003.12.03)
* Bishops of Toliara (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (1990.04.02 – 2003.12.03)
* Bishops of Tuléar (Roman rite)
** Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé (1974.02.28 – 1989.05.15)
** Bishop Michel-Henri Canonne, A.A. (1959.04.25 – 1974.02.28)
uffragan Dioceses
* Morombe
* Morondava
* Tôlagnaro
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/toli0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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