Diocese of Ambositra
Ambositren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ambositra, Madagascar
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 June 1999
- Latin
- Ambositren(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001000675
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 334,828
- Population
- 1,680,240
- Catholic share
- 19.9%
- Priests
- 75
- Catholics per priest
- 4,464
- Extent
- 29,400 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Fianarantsoa
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of FianarantsoaFianarantsoa
- Diocese of FarafanganaFarafangana
- Diocese of IhosyIhosy
- Diocese of MananjaryMananjary
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].