Diocese of Morombe
| Diocese of Morombe | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Madagascar |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Toliara |
| Diocesan bishop | Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz MSF |
| Vicar General | Georges Zehnder MSF |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 31,917 km² |
| Parishes | 11 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 460,379 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 35,303 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 7.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,765 |
| Friars | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 37 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French Malagasy |
The Bistum Morombe ( lat. : Dioecesis Morombensis ) is in Madagascar preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Morombe .
history
The diocese of Morombe was on April 25, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Africae gentes from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Morondava and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa as a suffragan . On December 3, 2003, the diocese of Morombe was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Toliara as a suffragan.
Bishops of Morombe
- 1960–1988: Joseph Zimmermann MSF
- 1989-2000: Alwin Albert Hafner MSF
- since 2001: Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz MSF
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)