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Metropolitan see Toamasina, Madagascar

Archdiocese of Toamasina

Toamasinen(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Toamasina is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in eastern Madagascar, originating as the Apostolic Prefecture of Vatomandry in 1935 and elevated to archdiocese in 2010. It is led by Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana, with its see at the Cathédrale Saint-Joseph.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathédrale Saint-Joseph, in Toamasina, Madagascar.

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Established
1935
Catholics
620,022
Priests
93
Territory
23,690 km²

Parishes and churches

32 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Désiré Tsarahazana
Born
13 June 1954
Birthplace
Amboangibe

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Joseph stands in Toamasina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Madagascar counts five Latin metropolitan archdioceses, among them the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina (Latin: Toamasinen(sis)), which nonetheless depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Pope Benedict XVI raised it to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese on Friday, February 26, 2010. Its archiepiscopal see is the Cathédrale Saint Joseph, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Toamasina.

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