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Diocese of Miarinarivo

Dioecesis Miarinarivensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 14 September 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Antananarivo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Square Kilometers: 18,000 (6,952 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, Miarinarivo-Itasy 117, Madagascar
  • Telephone: (033)89.72.818

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miarinarivo
13 December 1933ErectedMission "Sui Iuris" of Miarinarivo (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo
15 March 1939Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo (Ankavandra) Prefecture Apostolic of Morondava
25 May 1939ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Majunga (Kiangara)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miarinarivo
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (Ankazobe and part of Arivonimamo)
Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo
13 January 1949Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo (Tsiroanomandidy and Fenoarivo) Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy (erected)
Diocese of Miarinarivo
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo Diocese of Miarinarivo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo
194934,01969,43749.0%122142,429782ap1951
Diocese of Miarinarivo
196960,315164,37336.7%211222,74115331ap1971
197880,164198,86640.3%123155,3444171ap1981
1990109,316188,00058.1%136195,7538642ap1991
1999189,182387,21748.9%227296,523144614ap2000
2000195,636418,34246.8%2610365,434175914ap2001
2001187,735374,64850.1%247316,055103517ap2002
2002184,381381,00048.4%267335,58794217ap2003
2003204,087373,46354.6%288365,66996016ap2004
2004192,035396,77448.4%297365,33476016ap2005
2013323,000497,00065.0%368447,3401311016ap2014
2016300,282526,07057.1%449535,6651310617ap2017
2019291,950699,97041.7%4210525,6141110519ap2020
2021308,825738,62041.8%539624,9811011719ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 365, and Page 366
  • Diocese of Miarinarivo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119

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