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Diocese of Mahajanga

Dioecesis Mahagiangana



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Bishop(s)

  • Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 28 October 1989
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Antsiranana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Square Kilometers: 67,300 (25,994 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, rue Montee du Rova, B.P. 126, Mahajanga 401, Madagascar
  • Telephone: (020)62.22.602
  • Fax: 62.23.103

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga
15 March 1923ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Western part) Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga (erected)
8 January 1938Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa (part of Bakalavia)
Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga (part of Maintirano and Morafenobe)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (part of Maintirano and Morafenobe)
Prefecture Apostolic of Morondava (erected)
8 January 1938Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa
Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive
Vicariate Apostolic of Antsirabé (erected)
25 May 1939Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Majunga (Kiangara)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miarinarivo
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (Ankazobe and part of Arivonimamo)
Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo
10 July 1947Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Majunga (Antsohiby, Befandriana, and parts of Analalava and Bealanana) Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja
Diocese of Majunga
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Majunga Diocese of Majunga
11 December 1958Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Majunga (from Tananarive)
17 December 1974Territory LostDiocese of Majunga (Andriamena) Diocese of Ambatondrazaka
Diocese of Mahajanga
28 October 1989Name ChangedDiocese of Majunga Diocese of Mahajanga
18 October 1993Territory LostDiocese of Mahajanga (Port-Bergé, Mandritsara, and Mampikony) Diocese of Port-Bergé (erected)
8 February 2017Territory LostDiocese of Mahajanga
Diocese of Morondava
Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy
Diocese of Maintirano (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga
194939,000368,90010.6%4404488635ap1951
Diocese of Majunga
197043,337548,6077.9%41411,0577697ap1971
198052,037689,0007.6%735421,2384375ap1981
Diocese of Mahajanga
199066,560912,4797.3%1522371,7982911517ap1991
199970,040768,7069.1%2217391,7952513019ap2000
200078,451777,12410.1%2515401,9612413519ap2001
200180,175780,84210.3%2413372,1662114419ap2002
200282,592782,18010.6%3214461,7952116120ap2003
200394,074902,43210.4%3215472,0012216113ap2004
2004142,447992,79414.3%3015453,1652316113ap2005
2013366,2641,262,00029.0%3747844,3606019722ap2014
2016383,0001,362,00028.1%3617537,2263320521ap2017
2017256,9921,433,79217.9%3112435,976416420bul:8Feb2017
2019283,7351,558,58018.2%3717545,2543323322ap2020
2021285,4251,710,32016.7%3917565,0963423922ap2022

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 Majunga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 15, Page 194, and Page 195
  • Diocese of Majunga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 449, to Page 451
  • Diocese of Mahajanga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 205

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