Roman Catholic Diocese of Miarinarivo

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.

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

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