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Diocese of Farafangana

Dioecesis Farafanganensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8 April 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Square Kilometers: 23,176 (8,951 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 24, Farafangana 309, Madagascar
  • Telephone: (032)52.27.276

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 April 1957ErectedDiocese of Fort-Dauphin (Farafangana with Ivohibe, Vondrozo, and Karianga; Ihosy with Ranohira and Lakora; Vangaindrano with Amparihy; from the southern Midongy with Befotaka; Vohipeno; and the territories of Fort Carnot and Manakara) Diocese of Farafangana (erected)
11 December 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Farafangana (from Tananarive)
13 April 1967Territory LostDiocese of Fort-Dauphin (Betroka)
Diocese of Farafangana (Ihosy, Ivohibé, and Midongy-Sud)
Diocese of Ihosy (erected)
13 June 1969Territory AddedDiocese of Ihosy (Midongy-sud) Diocese of Farafangana

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197066,291525,00012.6%422262,5493063ap1971
198050,751618,0008.2%521261,951276419ap1981
199050,656700,0007.2%521261,948278419ap1991
199967,155850,0007.9%923322,098329419ap2000
200069,327900,0007.7%1126371,873328922ap2001
200171,015900,0007.9%1125361,972399822ap2002
200269,541900,0007.7%1124351,986389722ap2003
200367,826900,0007.5%1125361,8843310122ap2004
200471,487900,0007.9%1026361,985329023ap2005
200692,106951,0009.7%1127382,423359823ap2007
2013120,4801,103,00010.9%1625412,938381427ap2014
2016165,4301,452,00011.4%1028384,353461459ap2017
2019179,1401,574,55511.4%1427414,3693115010ap2020
2021194,6001,484,00013.1%1135464,2303615210ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 947, to Page 949
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 449, to Page 451
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 747, and Page 748

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