Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Madagascar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana is one of five Metropolitan Latin Archdioceses in Madagascar. Although it has its ecclesiastical province, it remains subject to the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
- There is also an Anglican Bishop of Antsiranana in the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean.
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Archdiocese of Antsiranana Archidioecesis Antsirananensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
Ecclesiastical province | Antsiranana |
Statistics | |
Area | 37,924 km2 (14,643 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 1,573,833 662,873 (42.1%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman rite |
Established | 16 January 1896 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Benjamin Marc Balthason RamarosonC.M. |
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Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Antsiranana.