Archdiocese of Antsiranana

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Bishop(s) Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado, Archbishop Albert Joseph Tsiahoana, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Ambanja Fenoarivo Atsinanana Mahajanga Port-Bergé Toamasina

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Name Changed: 28 October 1989 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Madagascar Square Kilometers: 37,720 (14,569 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Archeveche, 5 Boulevard le Myre de Villers, B.P. 415, Antsiranana 201, Madagascar Telephone: (082) 21.605

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}
  • Erected: 16 January 1896
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Madagascar

• Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
  • Latin Name: de Diego Suarez
  • Name Changed: 20 May 1913
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Square Kilometers: 90,000 (34,762 Square Miles)

• Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
  • Latin Name: de Diego Suarez
  • Elevated: 14 September 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tananarive
  • Country: Madagascar

• Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
  • Latin Name: de Diego Suarez
  • Elevated: 11 December 1958
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Madagascar

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• François-Xavier Corbet (Corbey), C.S.Sp. † (5 Jul 1898 Appointed - 25 Jul 1914 Died)
• Auguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. † (25 Jul 1914 Succeeded - Apr 1946 Resigned)
• Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. † (13 Feb 1947 Appointed - 13 Apr 1967 Resigned)
• Albert Joseph Tsiahoana (13 Apr 1967 Appointed - 14 Nov 1998 Resigned)
• Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado (28 Nov 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}
16 January 1896	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Madagascar	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
20 May 1913	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
15 March 1923	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez	Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga (erected)
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
14 September 1955	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez	Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
11 December 1958	Elevated	Diocese of Diégo-Suarez	Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
21 May 1959	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez Archdiocese of Tananarive	Diocese of Ambatondrazaka (erected)
Archdiocese of Antsiranana
28 October 1989	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez	Archdiocese of Antsiranana
30 October 2000	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Antsiranana	Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
1949	36,948	541,334	6.8%	7	41	48	769		41	64		ap1951
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
1970	76,898	813,227	9.5%	1	41	42	1,830		64	87	3	ap1971
1980	104,232	1,110,000	9.4%	21	29	50	2,084		49	94	20	ap1981
Archdiocese of Antsiranana
1990	194,355	1,665,000	11.7%	23	25	48	4,049		68	111	21	ap1991
1999	340,776	2,468,466	13.8%	44	15	59	5,775		52	148	22	ap2000
2000	231,000	1,780,040	13.0%	33	30	63	3,666		65	144	16	ap2001
2001	231,000	1,780,040	13.0%	50	14	64	3,609		42	185	16	ap2002
2002	310,133	1,566,162	19.8%	29	10	39	7,952		42	116	17	ap2003
2003	312,140	2,010,736	15.5%	38	12	50	6,242		35	117	17	ap2004
2004	343,354	2,211,809	15.5%	36	10	46	7,464		40	119	17	ap2005
2006	369,757	1,209,600	30.6%	33	11	44	8,403		44	150	23	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• François-Xavier Corbet (Corbey), C.S.Sp. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Jul 1898 to 25 Jul 1914)
• Auguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 17 Jul 1914; Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jul 1914 to Apr 1946)
• Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Oct 1993 to 29 Mar 1996; Archbishop: 28 Nov 1998)
• Albert Joseph Tsiahoana (Priest: 26 Aug 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Feb 1964; Archbishop: 13 Apr 1967 to 14 Nov 1998)
• Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Feb 1947; Bishop: 14 Sep 1955; Archbishop: 11 Dec 1958 to 13 Apr 1967)