Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Morombe | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Morombensis |
Country: | Madagascar |
Territory: | Manja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo districts |
Metropolitan: | Toliara |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Cathedral: | Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus |
Area Km2: | 31,917 |
Population: | 387,263 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Catholics: | 31,206 |
Catholics Percent: | 8.1 |
Bishop: | Jean Désiré Razafinirina |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe (Latin: Moromben(sis)) is a diocese located in the ecclesiastical province of Toliara in Madagascar. The episcopal see is in the city of Morombe.
On April 25, 1960, Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Morombe by partitioning the Diocese of Morondava. The new diocese contained the districts of Manja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo.[1] Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F., was the first bishop.[2], the diocese included 200 primary schools, seven secondary schools, and seven missionary hospitals.[3]