*** Welcome to piglix ***

Apostolic Vicariate of Tamatave

Archdiocese of Taomasina
Archidioecesis Toamasinensis
Location
Country Madagascar
Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina
Statistics
Area 23,690 km2 (9,150 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,800,000
600,000 (33.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Desire Tsarahazana

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toamasina (Latin: Toamasinen(sis)) is one of five Latin Metropolitan archdioceses on Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Joseph, dedicated to Saint Joseph in the city of Toamasina. It was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, February 26, 2010.

As per 2014, it pastorally served 620,022 Catholics (31.1% of 1,992,866 total) on 23,690 km² in 21 parishes with 59 priests (22 diocesan, 37 religious), 185 lay religious (82 brothers, 103 sisters) and 19 seminarians.

Toamasina has as suffragan sees:

(all Roman rite)

Coordinates: 18°09′30″S 49°24′42″E / 18.1582°S 49.4117°E / -18.1582; 49.4117


...
Wikipedia

...