Diocese of

Morondava

Madagascar

Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Morondava / Morondaven(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Toliara

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1938.01.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava / Morondaven(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Antsirabé, Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa, Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga and Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive)
1939.03.15: Gained territory from Mission sui juris of Miarinarivo
1955.09.14: Promoted as Diocese of Morondava / Morondaven(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1958.12.11: Became suffragan of Fianarantsoa
1960.04.25: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Morombe
2003.12.03: Became suffragan of Toliara
2017.02.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Maintirano

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.02.26 – ...):	Bishop Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D. (56) President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar
Auxiliary Bishop (2023.05.19 – ...):	Bishop Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona (51) Titular Bishop of Dragonara

Ordinaries

Bishops of Morondava (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D. (56)
(2010.02.26 – ...)

Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar)
President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar

Born:	1968.01.20 (Ambohijanahary, Madagascar)
Ordained Priest:	1997.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.05.16

Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar) (2010.02.26 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (2012 – 2021.11.11)

President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (2021.11.11 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Miarinarivo (Madagascar) (2023.06.12 – 2024.03.09)

Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S.
(1999.10.15 – 2010.02.26)

Born:	1931.06.17 (Attleboro, MA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.02.13
Died:	2022.06.04 (Enfield, NH, USA † 90)

Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar) (1999.10.15 – 2010.02.26)

Bishop Bernard Charles Ratsimamotoana, M.S.
(1964.09.29 – 1998.08.08)

Born:	1925.08.26 (Madagascar)
Ordained Priest:	1955.09.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.12.03
Died:	2005.10.18 († 80)

Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar) (1964.09.29 – 1998.08.08)

Bishop Paul Joseph Girouard, M.S.
(1955.09.14 – 1964.02.18)

Born:	1898.12.27 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1927.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1956.03.07
Died:	1964.02.18 († 65)

Prefect Apostolic of Morondava (Madagascar) (1954 – 1955.09.14)

Bishop of Morondava (Madagascar) (1955.09.14 – 1964.02.18)

Prefects Apostolic of Morondava (Roman Rite)

Fr. Paul Joseph Girouard, M.S. (later Bishop)
(1954 – 1955.09.14)

(see above)

Fr. Stefano Garon, M.S.
(1947.07.04 – 1954)

Died:

1954

Prefect Apostolic of Morondava (Madagascar) (1947.07.04 – 1954)

Fr. Joseph-Paul Futy, M.S. (later Bishop)
(1938 – 1947.02.13)

Born:	1889.05.05 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1912.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.04.27
Died:	1956.08.12 († 67)

Prefect Apostolic of Morondava (Madagascar) (1938 – 1947.02.13)

Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé (Madagascar) (1947.02.13 – 1955.03)

Titular Bishop of Aspendus (1947.02.13 – 1956.08.12)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Maria Manjaka Namahora, Morondava, Toliara
Co-Cathedral: Co-cathédrale Saint-Joseph, Miandrivazo, Toliara

Maintirano (↑), Tsiroanomandidy (↗), Antsirabé (→), Ambositra (→), Morombe (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 46,121 km²

Population: 85,639 Catholics (8.8% of 972,340 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 54 priests (7 diocesan, 47 religious), 277 religious (80 brothers, 197 sisters), 52 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.11.26

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