Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe
Appearance
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Diocese of Morombe Dioecesis Morombensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
Territory | Manja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo districts |
Metropolitan | Toliara |
Statistics | |
Area | 31,917 km2 (12,323 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2002) 387,263 31,206 (8.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jean Désiré Razafinirina |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe (Latin: Moromben(sis)) is a diocese located in the ecclesiastical province of Toliara in Madagascar. The episcopal see is in the city of Morombe.
History
[edit]On April 25, 1960, Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Morombe by partitioning the Diocese of Morondava. The new diocese contained the districts of Manja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo.[1] Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F., was the first bishop.[2] As of 2003[update], the diocese included 200 primary schools, seven secondary schools, and seven missionary hospitals.[3]
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Morombe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F. (28 May 1960 – 4 December 1988)
- Bishop Alwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F. (15 May 1989 – 15 July 2000)
- Bishop Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. (24 April 2001 – 19 November 2022)
- Bishop Jean Désiré Razafinirina (12 February 2024 – )
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Africae gentes" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 53 (1): 18–20. 30 January 1961. ISSN 0001-5199.
- ^ "Un nouvel évêque missionnaire suisse" (PDF). La Liberté (in French). Vol. 90, no. 138. 15 June 1960. p. 3.
- ^ Knie-Górna, Jadwiga (December 2003). "Jestem, by służyć". Przewodnik Katolicki (in Polish). ISSN 0137-8384.
External links
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar
- Christian organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1960 establishments in Madagascar
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Toliara
- Roman Catholic bishops of Morombe
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