List of Catholic dioceses in Madagascar

The Roman Catholic Church in East Africa's major Indian Ocean island state Madagascar comprises only a Latin hierarchy, which is composed of five ecclesiastical provinces, whose Metropolitan Archbisdhoprics have a total of seventeen suffragan dioceses.

There is no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdiction.

There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Madagascar as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in national capital Antananarivo.

There are no titular sees.

All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.

Current Latin dioceses

Episcopal Conference of Madagascar

Ecclesiastical Province of Antananarivo

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antananarivo
  • Diocese of Antsirabe
  • Diocese of Maintirano
  • Diocese of Miarinarivo
  • Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy

Ecclesiastical Province of Antsiranana

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana
  • Diocese of Ambanja
  • Diocese of Mahajanga
  • Diocese of Port-Bergé

Ecclesiastical Province of Fianarantsoa

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa
  • Diocese of Ambositra
  • Diocese of Farafangana
  • Diocese of Ihosy
  • Diocese of Mananjary

Ecclesiastical Province of Toamasina

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toamasina
  • Diocese of Ambatondrazaka
  • Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana
  • Diocese of Moramanga

Ecclesiastical Province of Toliara

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara
  • Diocese of Morombe
  • Diocese of Morondava
  • Diocese of Tôlagnaro.

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Indian Ocean Episcopal Conference (Comoros, Mauritius, LaRéunion, Seychelles)

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections
• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.