Suffragan diocese Ambanja, Madagascar
Diocese of Ambanja
Ambaniaën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in northern Madagascar, established as a diocese on 14 September 1955. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Antsiranana and is seated at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Ambanja.
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- Established
- 1955
- Catholics
- 185,523
- Priests
- 84
- Territory
- 34,083 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Donatien Francis Randriamalala, M.S.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Ambanja, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
In the city of Ambanja, Madagascar, this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Ambaniaën[sis]) serves as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana. Its episcopal see, the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, was constructed in 1933.