Roman Catholic Diocese of Morondava explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Morondava
Latin:Dioecesis Morondavensis
Country:Madagascar
Metropolitan:Toliara
Rite:Latin Rite
Area Km2:46,620
Population:460,200
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:41,620
Catholics Percent:9.0

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morondava (Latin: Morondaven(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Toliara (one of five in Madagascar), yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Cathédrale Maria Manjaka Namahora, in the city of Morondava, Toliara province.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 54,895 Catholics (9.8% of 560,000 total) on 45,200 km2 in 17 parishes and 26 missions with 42 priests (8 diocesan, 34 religious), 156 lay religious (39 brothers, 117 sisters) and 20 seminarians.

History

Ordinaries

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

Apostolic Prefects of Morondava
Suffragan Bishops of Morondava

See also

Sources and external links

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