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Diocese of Ambanja

Dioecesis Ambaniaënsis



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Bishop(s)

  • Donatien Francis Randriamalala, M.S., Bishop
  • Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 14 September 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Antsiranana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Square Kilometers: 34,083 (13,164 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 01, Ambanja 203, Madagascar
  • Telephone: (032)11.53.939

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
4 September 1848ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Madagascar Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore (erected)
22 February 1932Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Sambirano and Moromandia) Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja
14 June 1938Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja
10 July 1947Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Majunga (Antsohiby, Befandriana, and parts of Analalava and Bealanana) Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja
Vicariate Apostolic of Ambanja
8 March 1951ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Ambanja Vicariate Apostolic of Ambanja
Diocese of Ambanja
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Ambanja Diocese of Ambanja
11 December 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ambanja (from Tananarive)
5 June 1975Territory LostDiocese of Ambanja (Comores islands) Apostolic Administration of Comores (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja
19509,138365,5922.5%2323397ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Ambanja
Diocese of Ambanja
195914,148405,6883.5%13132442ap1960
197021,152562,3693.8%2384052855631ap1971
198026,094469,0005.6%5263184142741ap1981
199038,024582,0006.5%421251,520327220ap1991
199760,157673,0008.9%2723501,203569512ap2000
200065,000790,0008.2%3119501,300536912ap2001
200167,815825,0008.2%2923521,304387112ap2002
200274,596907,5008.2%2925541,381378312ap2003
200382,056998,2508.2%3624601,367368612ap2004
200490,2621,098,0758.2%3422561,6114515112ap2005
2006109,2171,241,0008.8%3119502,1843816612ap2007
2012142,1121,471,0009.7%3443771,8456215713ap2013
2015150,1001,990,0007.5%2933622,4204715914ap2016
2018153,1602,330,0006.6%2634602,5524916917ap2019
2020166,9502,437,7506.8%3346792,1135819120ap2021
2022181,0912,587,0147.0%3149802,2636013220ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 293, and Page 294
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 347, and Page 348
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 462
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Ambanja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 533, and Page 534
  • Diocese of Ambanja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 449, to Page 451

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