Roman Catholic Diocese of Miarinarivo

Diocese of Miarinarivo Dioecesis Miarinarivensis
Location
Country	Madagascar
Metropolitan	Antananarivo
Statistics
Area	18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 396,774 192,035 (48.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jean Claude Randrianarisoa
Bishops emeritus	Raymond Razakarinvony

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Miarinarivo (Latin: Miarinariven(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Miarinarivo in the ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo in Madagascar.

History

• December 13, 1933: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Miarinarivo
• May 25, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Miarinarivo

Bishops

• Vicar Apostolic of Miarinarivo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ignazio Ramarosandratana (1939.05.25 – 1955.09.14); see below
• Bishops of Miarinarivo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ignazio Ramarosandratana (1955.09.14 – 1957); see above
  • Bishop Édouard Ranaivo (1958.06.24 – 1959.04.30)
  • Bishop François Xavier Rajaonarivo (1960.04.05 – 1985.11.15)
  • Bishop Armand Toasy (1987.07.03 – 1993.10.18)
  • Archbishop Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra (Apostolic Administrator 1994.07 – 1998.02.14) (Cardinal later in 1994)
  • Bishop Raymond Razakarinvony (1998.02.14 – 2007.02.15)
  • Bishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa (since 2007.02.15)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Roger Victor Rakotondrajao, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mahajanga in 2008

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Madagascar

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy