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Bishop(s)

Benjamin Marc BalthasonRamaroson, C.M., Archbishop
MichelMalo, Ist. del Prado, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed:28 October 1989
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Madagascar
Square Kilometers: 37,924 (14,648 Square Miles)
Official Web Site:http://www.dioceseantsiranana-oloraiky.com/
Mailing Address: Archeveche, 5 Boulevard Le Myre de Villers, B.P. 415, Antsiranana 201, Madagascar
Telephone: (032)40.727.82; 53.776.69

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}
- Erected:16 January 1896
- Vicariate
- Country:Madagascar
Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
- Latin Name:de Diego Suarez
- Name Changed:20 May 1913
- Vicariate
- Country:Madagascar
- Square Kilometers: 90,000 (34,762 Square Miles)
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
- Latin Name:de Diego Suarez
- Elevated:14 September 1955
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofTananarive
- Country:Madagascar
Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
- Latin Name:de Diego Suarez
- Elevated:11 December 1958
- Metropolitan See
- Country:Madagascar

Past and Present Ordinaries

François-XavierCorbet (Corbey), C.S.Sp. † (5 Jul1898 Appointed - 26 Jul1914 Died)
Auguste-Julien-PierreFortineau, C.S.Sp. † (26 Jul1914 Succeeded - Apr1946 Resigned)
Edmond-Marie-JeanWolff, C.S.Sp. † (13 Feb1947 Appointed - 13 Apr1967 Resigned)
Albert JosephTsiahoana † (13 Apr1967 Appointed - 14 Nov1998 Resigned)
MichelMalo, Ist. del Prado (28 Nov 1998 Appointed -27 Nov 2013 Retired)
Benjamin Marc BalthasonRamaroson, C.M. (27 Nov 2013 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}
16 January 1896	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic ofMadagascar	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale} (erected) Vicariate Apostolic ofSouthern Madagascar {Madagascar Meridionale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
20 May 1913	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
15 March 1923	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Western part)	Vicariate Apostolic ofMajunga (erected)
22 February 1932	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Sambirano and Moromandia)	Prefecture Apostolic ofIsole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
25 May 1939	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Part of Tamatave) Vicariate Apostolic ofTananarive (Brickaville and part of Tamatave) Prefecture Apostolic ofVatomandry	Vicariate Apostolic ofTamatave
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
14 September 1955	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez	Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
11 December 1958	Elevated	Diocese of Diégo-Suarez	Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
21 May 1959	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez (Ambatondrazaka and Andilamena) Archdiocese ofTananarive (Moramanga)	Diocese ofAmbatondrazaka (erected)
Archdiocese of Antsiranana
28 October 1989	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez	Archdiocese of Antsiranana
30 October 2000	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Antsiranana	Diocese ofFenoarivo Atsinanana (erected)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
1949	36,948	541,334	6.8%	7	41	48	769	41	64		ap1951
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez
1970	76,898	813,227	9.5%	1	41	42	1,830	64	87	3	ap1971
1980	104,232	1,110,000	9.4%	21	29	50	2,084	49	94	20	ap1981
Archdiocese of Antsiranana
1990	194,355	1,665,000	11.7%	23	25	48	4,049	68	111	21	ap1991
1999	340,776	2,468,466	13.8%	44	15	59	5,775	52	148	22	ap2000
2000	231,000	1,780,040	13.0%	33	30	63	3,666	65	144	16	ap2001
2001	231,000	1,780,040	13.0%	50	14	64	3,609	42	185	16	ap2002
2002	310,133	1,566,162	19.8%	29	10	39	7,952	42	116	17	ap2003
2003	312,140	2,010,736	15.5%	38	12	50	6,242	35	117	17	ap2004
2004	343,354	2,211,809	15.5%	36	10	46	7,464	40	119	17	ap2005
2006	369,757	1,209,600	30.6%	33	11	44	8,403	44	150	23	ap2007
2012	590,796	1,431,000	41.3%	45	20	65	9,089	42	139	25	ap2013
2015	682,304	1,536,326	44.4%	56	24	80	8,528	58	163	28	ap2016
2018	718,225	1,666,415	43.1%	53	15	68	10,562	48	232	30	ap2019
2020	823,000	2,005,300	41.0%	57	15	72	11,430	46	229	29	ap2021
2022	808,000	1,967,000	41.1%	60	17	77	10,493	54	270	30	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

François-XavierCorbet (Corbey), C.S.Sp. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Jul1898 to 26 Jul1914)
Auguste-Julien-PierreFortineau, C.S.Sp. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 17 Jul1914;Vicar Apostolic: 26 Jul1914 to Apr1946)
Albert JosephTsiahoana † (Priest: 26 Aug1956;Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Feb1964;Archbishop: 13 Apr1967 to 14 Nov1998)
Edmond-Marie-JeanWolff, C.S.Sp. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Feb1947;Bishop: 14 Sep1955;Archbishop: 11 Dec1958 to 13 Apr1967)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 5, Page 274
Diocese of Diégo-Suarez
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119

Archdiocese of Antsiranana