Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa
| Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Madagascar |
| Diocesan bishop | Fulgence Rabemahafaly |
| surface | 29,400 km² |
| Parishes | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,549,477 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 891,947 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 57.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 75 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,068 |
| Friars | 214 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 492 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
French Malagasy |
| cathedral | Cathédrale du Saint Nom de Jésus |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ambositra Diocese of Farafangana Diocese of Ihosy Diocese of Mananjary |
The Erzbistum Fianarantsoa ( lat. : Archidioecesis Fianarantsoaensis ) is in Madagascar preferred Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Fianarantsoa .
history
The Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa was established on May 10, 1913 by Pope Pius X from cession of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar as Apostolic Vicariate Fianarantsoa . The Apostolic Vicariate Fianarantsoa gave on June 18, 1935 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Vatomandry . Further assignments of territory took place on January 8, 1938 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate Antsirabé and the Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava .
On September 14, 1955, the Vicariate Apostolic Fianarantsoa was by Pope Pius XII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Dum tantis and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tananarive as a suffragan . The diocese of Fianarantsoa was on December 11, 1958 by Pope John XXIII. raised to the archbishopric. On April 9, 1968, the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Mananjary . Another assignment of territory took place on June 3, 1999 to establish the Diocese of Ambositra .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Fianarantsoa
- Charles Givelet SJ , 1913-1935
- Xavier Ferdinand Thoyer SJ, 1936–1955
Bishops of Fianarantsoa
- Xavier Ferdinand Thoyer SJ, 1955-1958
Archbishops of Fianarantsoa
- Xavier Ferdinand Thoyer SJ, 1958–1962
- Gilbert Ramanantoanina SJ, 1962-1991
- Philibert Randriambololona SJ, 1992-2002
- Fulgence Rabemahafaly , since 2002