Diocese of Ambanja
| Diocese of Ambanja | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Madagascar |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Antsiranana |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ferdinand Botsy OFMCap |
| founding | 1848 |
| surface | 34,083 km² |
| Parishes | 12 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 1,241,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 109,217 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 8.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2.184 |
| Friars | 38 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 166 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French Malagasy |
The Bistum Ambanja ( lat. : Dioecesis Ambaniaënsis ) is in Madagascar preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Ambanja .
history
Pius IX founded the Apostolic Prefecture of the island of Mayotte , Nossi-Bé and Comoros on September 4, 1848 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Prefecture of Madagascar . On June 14, 1938, it took the name of Ambanja Apostolic Prefecture .
On March 8, 1951, she was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate . Elevated to the diocese, which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Antsiranana as a suffragan, it was with the Bull Dum tantis on September 14, 1955. On June 5, 1975 it lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Apostolic Administration Comoros .
The diocesan cathedral is in Ambanja.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Mayotte, Nossi-Bé and Comoros Islands
- Calliste Lopinot OFMCap (May 15, 1932-1937)
- Léon-Adolphe Messmer OFMCap (November 12, 1937 - June 14, 1938)
Apostolic Prefect of Ambanja
- Léon-Adolphe Messmer OFMCap (June 14, 1938 - March 8, 1951)
Vicar Apostolic of Ambanja
- Léon-Adolphe Messmer OFMCap (March 8, 1951 - September 14, 1955)
Bishops of Ambanja
- Léon-Adolphe Messmer OFMCap (September 14, 1955 - June 5, 1975)
- Ferdinand Botsy OFMCap (July 8, 1976 - October 25, 1997)
- Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (November 28, 1998 - December 7, 2005, then Archbishop of Antananarivo )
- Rosario Saro Vella SDB (November 7, 2007 - July 8, 2019, then Bishop of Moramanga )
- Sedis vacancy (since July 8, 2019)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1950 | 9,138 | 365.592 | 2.5 | 23 | 23 | 397 | |||||
| 1959 | 14,148 | 405,688 | 3.5 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 442 | ||||
| 1970 | 21,152 | 562,369 | 3.8 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 528 | 55 | 63 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 26.094 | 469,000 | 5.6 | 31 | 5 | 26th | 841 | 42 | 74 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 38.024 | 582,000 | 6.5 | 25th | 4th | 21st | 1,520 | 32 | 72 | 20th | |
| 1997 | 60.157 | 673,000 | 8.9 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 1,203 | 56 | 95 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 65,000 | 790,000 | 8.2 | 50 | 31 | 19th | 1,300 | 53 | 69 | 12 | |
| 2001 | 67,815 | 825,000 | 8.2 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 1,304 | 38 | 71 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 74,596 | 907,500 | 8.2 | 54 | 29 | 25th | 1,381 | 37 | 83 | 12 | |
| 2003 | 82.056 | 998.250 | 8.2 | 60 | 36 | 24 | 1,367 | 36 | 86 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 90.262 | 1,098,075 | 8.2 | 56 | 34 | 22nd | 1.611 | 45 | 151 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 109.217 | 1,241,000 | 8.8 | 50 | 31 | 19th | 2.184 | 38 | 166 | 12 | |
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Ambanja on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry about the Diocese of Ambanja on Giga-Catholic (English)
Single receipts
- ↑ Alain GYRE: Madagascar, c'était here ... Ambanja. Retrieved August 23, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Cathédrale Saint-Joseph. Retrieved August 23, 2020 .