Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry | |||
18 June 1935 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa (Nosivarilca and Marolambo)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (Vatomandry and Mahanoro) | Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave | |||
25 May 1939 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez (Part of Tamatave)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive (Brickaville and part of Tamatave) Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry | Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave |
Diocese of Tamatave | |||
14 September 1955 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave | Diocese of Tamatave |
9 April 1968 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa (Manajary and Ifanadiana)
Diocese of Tamatave (Nosy-Varika) | Diocese of Mananjary (erected) |
21 June 1974 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Tamatave | |
Diocese of Toamasina | |||
31 January 1990 | Name Changed | Diocese of Tamatave | Diocese of Toamasina |
Archdiocese of Toamasina | |||
26 February 2010 | Elevated | Diocese of Toamasina | Archdiocese of Toamasina |
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 Tamatave | ||||||||||||
1950 | 41,849 | 371,500 | 11.3% | 36 | 36 | 1,162 | 62 | 37 | 2 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Tamatave | ||||||||||||
1970 | 74,009 | 480,169 | 15.4% | 4 | 51 | 55 | 1,345 | 59 | 65 | 6 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 88,237 | 565,000 | 15.6% | 7 | 32 | 39 | 2,262 | 53 | 41 | 7 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 84,240 | 622,517 | 13.5% | 8 | 35 | 43 | 1,959 | 55 | 87 | 14 | ap1991 | |
Diocese of Toamasina | ||||||||||||
1999 | 299,000 | 1,300,000 | 23.0% | 5 | 24 | 29 | 10,310 | 44 | 57 | 22 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 304,980 | 1,326,000 | 23.0% | 9 | 32 | 41 | 7,438 | 42 | 57 | 22 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 450,000 | 1,620,000 | 27.8% | 13 | 41 | 54 | 8,333 | 63 | 57 | 23 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 500,000 | 1,730,000 | 28.9% | 14 | 26 | 40 | 12,500 | 50 | 60 | 20 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 520,000 | 1,740,000 | 29.9% | 14 | 39 | 53 | 9,811 | 60 | 59 | 23 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 600,000 | 1,800,000 | 33.3% | 14 | 32 | 46 | 13,043 | 65 | 60 | 23 | ap2005 | |
Archdiocese of Toamasina | ||||||||||||
2010 | 616,984 | 1,973,089 | 31.3% | 20 | 27 | 47 | 13,127 | 68 | 92 | 19 | ap2011 | |
2014 | 620,022 | 1,992,866 | 31.1% | 22 | 37 | 59 | 10,508 | 82 | 103 | 21 | ap2015 | |
2017 | 619,625 | 1,989,105 | 31.2% | 27 | 38 | 65 | 9,532 | 93 | 123 | 21 | ap2018 | |
2020 | 503,669 | 1,526,270 | 33.0% | 29 | 36 | 65 | 7,748 | 88 | 116 | 25 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 518,544 | 1,605,102 | 32.3% | 34 | 57 | 91 | 5,698 | 107 | 156 | 28 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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