Metropolitan see Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoaën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in central Madagascar, established in 1913 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1958. It is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Ambositra, Farafangana, Ihosy, and Mananjary, and has been led by Archbishop Fulgence Rabemahafaly since 2002.
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- Established
- 1913
- Catholics
- 972,615
- Priests
- 191
- 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
- Archbishop
- Fulgence Rabemahafaly
- Born
- 23 May 1951
- Birthplace
- Miarinavaratra
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The cathedral
Cathedrale du Saint-Nom de Jesus stands in Fianarantsoa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
One of the five Catholic Metropolitan Latin Archdioceses in Madagascar, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa nonetheless depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Cathédrale du Saint-Nom de Jésus, dedicated to the Name of Jesus, in Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa province. Fulgence Rabemahafaly is the present archbishop.