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Suffragan diocese Moramanga, Madagascar

Diocese of Moramanga

Moramangan(us)

The Diocese of Moramanga is a Latin Church diocese in eastern Madagascar, established on 13 May 2006 from the Diocese of Ambatondrazaka. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toamasina and has been led by Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B., since 2019.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Moramanga, Madagascar.

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Established
2006
Catholics
110,000
Priests
42
Territory
12,064 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
Rosario Saro Vella
Born
8 May 1952
Birthplace
Canicattì
Institute
SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)

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The cathedral

Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral stands in Moramanga, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In eastern Madagascar, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moramanga (Dioecesis Moramanganus) is a suffragan of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Toamasina. It was created on May 13, 2006 from territory split off from the diocese of Ambatondrazaka, and Gaetano Di Pierro S.C.I., previously auxiliary bishop of Ambatondrazaka, was chosen as its first bishop. Its cathedral is the Sacred Heart of Jesus church in Moramanga.