Suffragan diocese Miarinarivo, Madagascar
Diocese of Miarinarivo
Miarinariven(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Miarinarivo is a Latin rite see in Madagascar, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Antananarivo. Established as a mission in 1933 and promoted to a diocese in 1955, it is led by Bishop Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa, appointed in 2024.
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- Established
- 1933
- Catholics
- 192,035
- Priests
- 76
- Territory
- 18,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jean Claude Randrianarisoa
- Born
- 4 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Nandihizana Carion
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The cathedral
Catedral de Cristo Rey stands in Miarinarivo, 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.
History
Seated in the city of Miarinarivo in Madagascar, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Miarinarivo (Latin: Miarinariven(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo.