The Archdiocese of Antsiranana ( Latin: Archidioecesis Antsirananensis ) is the Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in Antsiranana , Madagascar . The metropolitanate of Antsiranana includes the dioceses of Ambandza , Mahajanga , and Port Berge .
| Archdiocese of Antsiranana | |
|---|---|
| Archidioecesis antsirananensis | |
 St. Matthew's Cathedral, Antsiranana | |
| latin rite | |
| Main city | Antsiranana |
| A country | Madagascar |
| Established | January 16, 1896 |
| Cathedral | St. Matthew's Cathedral |
| Dioceses of Suffragans | Dioceses of Ambandza , Mahajanga , Port Berge |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Diocese Square | 37 924 kmΒ² |
| Diocese population | 1,431,000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 590 796 people |
| Share of Catholics | 41.3% |
Content
History
On January 16, 1896, the Holy See established the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Madagascar, separating it from the Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar (today, the Archdiocese of Antananarivo ).
On May 20, 1913, the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Madagascar was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Diego Suarez.
On March 15, 1923, the Apostolic Vicariate of Diego Suarez transferred part of his territory for the construction of the new Apostolic Vicariate of Mazzunga (today the Diocese of Mahajanga ).
On September 14, 1955, Pope Pius XII issued the bull Dum tantis , which transformed the Apostolic Vicariate of Diego Suarez into a diocese. On the same day, the Diocese of Diego Suarez entered the Metropolitanate of Tananarive.
On December 11, 1958, Pope John XXIII issued the bull Qui benignissima , which raised the diocese of Diego Suarez to the rank of archdiocese.
On May 21, 1959, the Archdiocese of Diego Suarez transferred part of its territory for the construction of a new diocese of Ambatundrazaki .
On October 28, 1989, the Archdiocese of Diego Suarez was renamed the Archdiocese of Antsiranana.
On October 30, 2000, the Archdiocese of Antsiranana transferred part of its territory for the construction of the new diocese of Fenuarivo-Atzinanana .
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese
- Bishop Francois-Xavier Corbet (July 5, 1898 - July 25, 1914);
- Bishop Auguste Julien Pierre Fortino (July 25, 1914 - April 1946);
- Archbishop Jean Wolf (February 13, 1947 - April 13, 1967);
- Archbishop Albert Joseph Ziahuan (April 13, 1967 - November 14, 1998);
- Archbishop Michelle Malo (November 28, 1998 - November 27, 2013);
- Archbishop Benjamin Mark Ramarusun CM (November 27, 2013 - present).
Statistics
At the end of 2012, of the people residing in the diocese, Catholics were 590 796 people, which corresponds to 41.3% of the total population of the diocese.
| year | population | priests | permanent deacons | the monks | parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Total | % | Total | secular clergy | black clergy | the number of Catholics per priest | men | women | |||
| 1949 | 36 948 | 541,334 | 6.8 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 769 | 41 | 64 | ||
| 1970 | 76 898 | 813 227 | 9.5 | 42 | one | 41 | 1 830 | 64 | 87 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 104 232 | 1,110,000 | 9,4 | 50 | 21 | 29th | 2 084 | 49 | 94 | 20 | |
| 1990 | 194 355 | 1,665,000 | 11.7 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 4,049 | 68 | 111 | 21 | |
| 1999 | 340,776 | 2 468 466 | 13.8 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 5,775 | 52 | 148 | 22 | |
| 2000 | 231,000 | 1,780,040 | 13.0 | 63 | 33 | thirty | 3 666 | 65 | 144 | sixteen | |
| 2001 | 231,000 | 1,780,040 | 13.0 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 3,609 | 42 | 185 | sixteen | |
| 2002 | 310 133 | 1 566 162 | 19.8 | 39 | 29th | ten | 7 952 | 42 | 116 | 17 | |
| 2003 | 312 140 | 2 010 736 | 15,5 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 6,242 | 35 | 117 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 343 354 | 2 211 809 | 15,5 | 46 | 36 | ten | 7,464 | 40 | 119 | 17 | |
| 2006 | 369,757 | 1 209 600 | 30.6 | 44 | 33 | eleven | 8 403 | 44 | 150 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 590 796 | 1,431,000 | 41.3 | 65 | 45 | 20 | 9,089 | 42 | 139 | 25 | |
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Vatican, 2007
- Bulla Dum tantis , AAS 48 (1956), p. 113 (lat.)
- Bull Qui benignissima (lat.)