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Archdiocese of Antsiranana

Archidioecesis Antsirananensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M., Archbishop
  • Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Name Changed: 28 October 1989
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Square Kilometers: 37,924 (14,648 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseantsiranana-oloraiky.com/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 5 Boulevard Le Myre de Villers, B.P. 415, Antsiranana 201, Madagascar
  • Telephone: (032)40.727.82; 53.776.69

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}
16 January 1896ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Madagascar Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Madagascar {Madagascar Meridionale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
20 May 1913Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
15 March 1923Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga (erected)
22 February 1932Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Sambirano and Moromandia) Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
25 May 1939Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Part of Tamatave)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (Brickaville and part of Tamatave)
Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry
Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
11 December 1958ElevatedDiocese of Diégo-Suarez Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
21 May 1959Territory LostArchdiocese of Diégo-Suarez (Ambatondrazaka and Andilamena)
Archdiocese of Tananarive (Moramanga)
Diocese of Ambatondrazaka (erected)
Archdiocese of Antsiranana
28 October 1989Name ChangedArchdiocese of Diégo-Suarez Archdiocese of Antsiranana
30 October 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Antsiranana Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
194936,948541,3346.8%741487694164ap1951
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
197076,898813,2279.5%141421,83064873ap1971
1980104,2321,110,0009.4%2129502,084499420ap1981
Archdiocese of Antsiranana
1990194,3551,665,00011.7%2325484,0496811121ap1991
1999340,7762,468,46613.8%4415595,7755214822ap2000
2000231,0001,780,04013.0%3330633,6666514416ap2001
2001231,0001,780,04013.0%5014643,6094218516ap2002
2002310,1331,566,16219.8%2910397,9524211617ap2003
2003312,1402,010,73615.5%3812506,2423511717ap2004
2004343,3542,211,80915.5%3610467,4644011917ap2005
2006369,7571,209,60030.6%3311448,4034415023ap2007
2012590,7961,431,00041.3%4520659,0894213925ap2013
2015682,3041,536,32644.4%5624808,5285816328ap2016
2018718,2251,666,41543.1%53156810,5624823230ap2019
2020823,0002,005,30041.0%57157211,4304622929ap2021
2022808,0001,967,00041.1%60177710,4935427030ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119
  • Archdiocese of Antsiranana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 208
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