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.
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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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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Stories that name this see
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- Pope Leo XIV appoints Mariusz Kasperski Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina Archdiocese
- Pope appoints Mariusz Kasperski Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina
- Pope names Mariusz Kasperski OMI auxiliary bishop of Toamasina
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