Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa | |||
10 May 1913 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale} (Southern region) | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa (erected) |
18 June 1935 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa (Nosivarilca and Marolambo)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (Vatomandry and Mahanoro) | Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry (erected) |
8 January 1938 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa (part of Bakalavia)
Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga (part of Maintirano and Morafenobe) Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (part of Maintirano and Morafenobe) | Prefecture Apostolic of Morondava (erected) |
8 January 1938 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa
Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive | Vicariate Apostolic of Antsirabé (erected) |
Diocese of Fianarantsoa | |||
14 September 1955 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa | Diocese of Fianarantsoa |
Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa | |||
11 December 1958 | Elevated | Diocese of Fianarantsoa | Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa |
9 April 1968 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa (Manajary and Ifanadiana)
Diocese of Tamatave (Nosy-Varika) | Diocese of Mananjary (erected) |
3 June 1999 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa (Ambositra, Fandriana, and Ambotofinandrahana) | Diocese of Ambositra (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa | ||||||||||||
1950 | 187,500 | 650,000 | 28.8% | 2 | 81 | 83 | 2,259 | 81 | 105 | 1 | ap1951 | |
Diocese of Fianarantsoa | ||||||||||||
Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa | ||||||||||||
1970 | 358,060 | 792,000 | 45.2% | 11 | 118 | 129 | 2,775 | 198 | 234 | 8 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 455,000 | 975,000 | 46.7% | 26 | 103 | 129 | 3,527 | 168 | 265 | 8 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 578,162 | 1,323,762 | 43.7% | 30 | 89 | 119 | 4,858 | 167 | 333 | 7 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 426,858 | 920,981 | 46.3% | 54 | 223 | 277 | 1,541 | 404 | 296 | 9 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 436,726 | 974,106 | 44.8% | 49 | 76 | 125 | 3,493 | 249 | 352 | 8 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 418,749 | 995,760 | 42.1% | 48 | 86 | 134 | 3,124 | 291 | 335 | 7 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 432,474 | 1,039,760 | 41.6% | 42 | 83 | 125 | 3,459 | 261 | 327 | 7 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 452,486 | 1,119,860 | 40.4% | 46 | 82 | 128 | 3,535 | 250 | 337 | 8 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 467,476 | 1,153,750 | 40.5% | 43 | 78 | 121 | 3,863 | 253 | 341 | 9 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 576,670 | 1,201,000 | 48.0% | 44 | 84 | 128 | 4,505 | 248 | 343 | 9 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 821,315 | 1,435,000 | 57.2% | 61 | 81 | 142 | 5,783 | 212 | 315 | 42 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 891,947 | 1,549,477 | 57.6% | 72 | 75 | 147 | 6,067 | 214 | 492 | 45 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 972,615 | 1,680,240 | 57.9% | 74 | 96 | 170 | 5,721 | 285 | 377 | 46 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 1,043,012 | 2,291,560 | 45.5% | 88 | 95 | 183 | 5,699 | 285 | 373 | 47 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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