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Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Archbishop of Fianarantsoa

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Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Fulgence Rabemahafaly from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar.

Archbishop Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona will succeed him. Archbishop Rakotojaona previously served as the coadjutor archbishop of the same archdiocese.

Born in Anosy Avaratra in 1973, Archbishop Rakotojaona was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Antananarivo on August 3, 2002. He has served as a parochial vicar, rector of several seminaries, and a professor of social doctrine and philosophy. He earned a doctorate in theology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He was appointed titular bishop of Dragonara and auxiliary bishop of Morondava in May 2023. He was named coadjutor archbishop of Fianarantsoa on October 25, 2025. He also serves as co-president of the Episcopal Commission for the Apostolate of the Laity.

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