Diocese of Morondava

Dioecesis Morondavensis
Location
CountryMadagascar
MetropolitanToliara
Statistics
Area46,620 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
460,200
41,620 (9.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMarie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, OCD

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morondava (Latin: Morondaven(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Toliara (one of five in Madagascar), yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Cathédrale Maria Manjaka Namahora, in the city of Morondava, Toliara province.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 54,895 Catholics (9.8% of 560,000 total) on 45,200 km2 in 17 parishes and 26 missions with 42 priests (8 diocesan, 34 religious), 156 lay religious (39 brothers, 117 sisters) and 20 seminarians.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite, so far -mostly European missionary- members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Morondava
  • Father Joseph-Paul Futy, MS (born France) (1938 – 1947.02.13); later Titular Bishop of Aspendus (1947.02.13 – death 1956.08.12) as Apostolic Vicar of Antsirabe (Madagascar) (1947.02.13 – retired 1955.03)
  • Father Stefano Garon, MS (1947.07.04 – death 1954)
  • Father Paul J. Girouard, MS (born USA) (1954 – 1955.09.14 see below).
Suffragan Bishops of Morondava

See also

20°17′45″S 44°17′43″E / 20.29583°S 44.29528°E / -20.29583; 44.29528


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