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Archdiocese of Toamasina

Archidioecesis Toamasinensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Désiré Tsarahazana, Cardinal, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 26 February 2010
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Square Kilometers: 23,690 (9,150 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 11 rue du Commerce, B.P. 98, Toamasina 501, Madagascar
  • Telephone: (034)34.03.027.96;(020)53.321.28
  • Fax: 53.330.53

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry
18 June 1935ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive
Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave
25 May 1939ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Part of Tamatave)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (Brickaville and part of Tamatave)
Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry
Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave
Diocese of Tamatave
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Tamatave Diocese of Tamatave
9 April 1968Territory LostArchdiocese of Fianarantsoa (Manajary and Ifanadiana)
Diocese of Tamatave (Nosy-Varika)
Diocese of Mananjary (erected)
21 June 1974Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Tamatave
Diocese of Toamasina
31 January 1990Name ChangedDiocese of Tamatave Diocese of Toamasina
Archdiocese of Toamasina
26 February 2010ElevatedDiocese of Toamasina Archdiocese of Toamasina

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave
195041,849371,50011.3%36361,16262372ap1951
Diocese of Tamatave
197074,009480,16915.4%451551,34559656ap1971
198088,237565,00015.6%732392,26253417ap1981
199084,240622,51713.5%835431,959558714ap1991
Diocese of Toamasina
1999299,0001,300,00023.0%5242910,310445722ap2000
2000304,9801,326,00023.0%932417,438425722ap2001
2001450,0001,620,00027.8%1341548,333635723ap2002
2002500,0001,730,00028.9%14264012,500506020ap2003
2003520,0001,740,00029.9%1439539,811605923ap2004
2004600,0001,800,00033.3%14324613,043656023ap2005
Archdiocese of Toamasina
2010616,9841,973,08931.3%20274713,127689219ap2011
2014620,0221,992,86631.1%22375910,5088210321ap2015
2017619,6251,989,10531.2%2738659,5329312321ap2018
2020503,6691,526,27033.0%2936657,7488811625ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 381, and Page 382
  • Diocese of Tamatave
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 66, Page 416
  • Archdiocese of Toamasina
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 102, Page 266, and Page 267
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