Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara (Latin: Toliarana) is one of five Metropolitan archdioceses with an Ecclesiastical province in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Archdiocese of Toliara

Archidioecesis Toliarana
Location
CountryMadagascar
Ecclesiastical provinceToliara
Statistics
Area43,570 km2 (16,820 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
1,156,800
163,300 (14.1%)
Parishes24
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DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman rite
Established8 April 1957
CathedralCathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopFulgence Rabeony S.J.

It cathedral archiepiscopal see is in Toliara (formerly Tuléar).

Ecclesiastical province

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Its Suffragan sees are :

Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 119,638 Catholics (11.8% of 1,014,000 total) on 43,570 km2 in 23 parishes and 1 mission with 63 priests (26 diocesan, 37 religious), 373 lay religious (68 brothers, 305 sisters) and 18 seminarians.

History

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  • Established on 1957.04.08 as Diocese of Tuléar, on territty split off from the Diocese of Fort-Dauphin
  • Renamed on 1989.10.28 like its see as Diocese of Toliara
  • Promoted on 2003.12.03 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara

Bishops

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Toliara Cathedral
 
Monument of the foundation of the diocesis

Ordinaries

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(all Roman rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Tuléar
Suffragan Bishops of Toliara
  • Fulgence Rabeony, Jesuits (S.J.) (1990.04.02 – 2003.11.14 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Toliara
  • Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (see above 2003.12.03 - ...), also President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (2002 – 2006)

Auxiliary Bishop

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See also

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