Diocese of Ihosy
Ihosien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ihosy, Madagascar
The Diocese of Ihosy is a Latin Church diocese in southern Madagascar, erected on 13 April 1967 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa. Bishop Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S., has led the see since 2011.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 April 1967
- Latin
- Ihosien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001648
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 168,870
- Priests
- 37
- Catholics per priest
- 4,564
- Extent
- 40,900 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.1
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
- Fulgence Razakarivony
- Born
- 16 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Betsiholany
- Institute
- MISSIONARI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DI « LA SALETTE »
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
de San José stands in Ihosy, 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 AmbositraAmbositra
- Diocese of FarafanganaFarafangana
- Diocese of MananjaryMananjary
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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].