Roman Catholic Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Tsiroanomandidy
Latin:Dioecesis Tsiroanomandidyensis
Country:Madagascar
Metropolitan:Antananarivo
Rite:Latin Rite
Area Km2:40,000
Population:464,211
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:172,189
Catholics Percent:37.1
Bishop:Gabriel Randrianantenaina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy (Latin: Tsiroanomandidyen(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Cathédrale Notre Dame du Bon Remède, in Tsiroanomandidy, Antananarivo Province.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 223,433 Catholics (37.2% of 600,167 total) on 40,000 km2 in 3 parishes and 19 missions with 45 priests (28 diocesan, 17 religious), 168 lay religious (36 brothers, 132 sisters) and 32 seminarians.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite; so far -mostly European missionary- members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefect of Tsiroanomandidy
Suffragan Bishops of Tsiroanomandidy

See also

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