Catholic Church in Madagascar

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The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of Madagascar was Catholic.[1][2] There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5,000 nuns working across 478 parishes.[3]

There are 22 dioceses including five archdioceses. Below is a list of the archdioceses dioceses, and the archbishops and bishops of each.[4]

Antsirabe Cathedral
Toliara Cathedral

Saint Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of Madagascar.

Caritas Madagascar is the social arm of the Catholic Church in Madagascar, operating all over the country.

See also

References

  1. ^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy website
  3. ^ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
  4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, Profile of the Catholic Church in Madagascar
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Madagascar" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • GCatholic website


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