- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambatondrazaka
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Diocese of Ambatondrazaka
Dioecesis AmbatondrazakaLocation Country Madagascar Metropolitan Toamasina Statistics Area 21,436 km2 (8,276 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
1,151,830
220,000 (19.1%)Information Rite Latin Rite Current leadership Bishop Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambatondrazaka (Latin: Ambatondrazakaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ambatondrazaka in the Ecclesiastical province of Toamasina in Madagascar.
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History
- May 21, 1959: Established as Diocese of Ambatondrazaka from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tananarive
Leadership
- Bishops of Ambatondrazaka (Roman rite)
- Bishop François Vòllaro, O.SS.T. (1959.12.19 – 1993.03.06)
- Bishop Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. (since 1993.03.06)
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