Roman Catholic Diocese of Morondava

The Diocese of Morondava (Latin: Dioecesis Miarinarivensis ) is a location in Madagascar Roman Catholic diocese based in Morondava.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava on 8 January 1938 cession of territory, the Apostolic Vicariate Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga and Antananarivo.

With the Apostolic Constitution Dum Tantis it was collected on September 14, 1955 Diocese, which was the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa is a suffragan. A part of its territory lost it on April 25, 1960 in favor of the establishment of the diocese Morombe. On 3 December 2003, it was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Toliara.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Morondava

• Joseph -Paul Futy MS (21 January 1938-13. February 1947, then Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé )
• Stefano Garon MS (4 July 1947-1954 )

Bishops of Morondava

• Paul Joseph Girouard MS (30 December 1954-20. February 1964 )
• Bernard Charles Ratsimamotoana MS (September 29, 1964-8. August 1998)
• Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier MS (October 15, 1999-26. February 2010)
• Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina OCD ( since 26 February 2010)

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