Diocese of

Moramanga

Madagascar Madagascar

Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Moramanga / Moramangan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Toamasina

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.07.08 – ...):Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. (72)Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Moramanga (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. (72)Bishop Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. (72)
(2019.07.08 – ...)

Bishop of Moramanga (Madagascar)

Crux spes unica

Born:1952.05.08 (Canicatti, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1979.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:2007.12.15

Bishop of Ambanja (Madagascar) (2007.11.07 – 2019.07.08)

Bishop of Moramanga (Madagascar) (2019.07.08 – ...)

Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. (76)Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. (76)
(2006.05.13 – 2018.03.03)

Bishop emeritus of Farafangana (Madagascar)

Born:1948.12.01 (Orta Nova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2001.08.05

Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera (2001.04.24 – 2006.05.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar) (2001.04.24 – 2006.05.13)

Bishop of Moramanga (Madagascar) (2006.05.13 – 2018.03.03)

Bishop of Farafangana (Madagascar) (2018.03.03 – 2024.10.31)

Special Churches

Antsirabé (↙), Antananarivo (←), Ambatondrazaka (↑), Toamasina (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,064 km²

Population: 199,950 Catholics (35.0% of 571,770 total)

Pastoral Centres: 16 parishes

Personnel: 42 priests (10 diocesan, 32 religious), 241 religious (95 brothers, 146 sisters), 17 seminarians

Population

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Seminarians

Last updated on 2025.01.03

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