Diocese of Port-Bergé
| Diocese of Port-Bergé | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Madagascar |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Antsiranana |
| Diocesan bishop | Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara MEP |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Armand Toasy |
| Vicar General | Léonard Egon Ravelombe |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 23,367 km² |
| Parishes | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 596,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 16,700 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 2.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 835 |
| Friars | 9 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French Malagasy |
| Website | https://www.dioceseportberge.com |
The diocese of Port-Bergé ( lat. : Dioecesis Portus bergensis ) is in Madagascar situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Port-Bergé .
history
The diocese of Port-Bergé was established on October 13, 1993 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabiles Fratres from ceding territories from the diocese of Mahajanga and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Antsiranana as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
- Armand Toasy (1993-2013)
- Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara MEP (since 2013)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Port-Bergé on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 16, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Venerabiles Fratres , AAS 86 (1994), n.6, p. 468f.