Suffragan diocese Ambositra, Madagascar
Diocese of Ambositra
Ambositren(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in central Madagascar, erected on 3 June 1999. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, led since June 2005 by Bishop Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J.
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- Established
- 1999
- Catholics
- 334,828
- Priests
- 75
- Territory
- 29,400 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
- Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary stands in Ambositra, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Erected on 3 June 1999 and based in the town of Ambositra, this Roman Catholic diocese in Madagascar stands under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa and performs the Latin Rite. Its territory covers approximately 24,000 km (15,000 mi). As of 2004 the diocesan population stood at about 334,828, of whom 48.1% were Catholic, served by 57 priests, a ratio of 5,874 Catholics for every 1 priest. Fidelis Rakotonarivo, SJ has led the diocese as bishop since June 2005.
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