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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
30 Jul 202359.9InstalledJean de Dieu RaoelisonArchbishop of Antananarivo
77.1CeasedOdon Marie Arsène RazanakolonaApostolic Administrator of AntananarivoArchbishop Emeritus
30 Sep 202383.0AppointedAgostino MarchettoCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria GorettiCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
83.0Elevated to CardinalAgostino MarchettoCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
1 Oct 202363.0InstalledGustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T.Archbishop of Toliara
77.8CeasedFulgence Rabeony, S.J.Apostolic Administrator of ToliaraArchbishop Emeritus
64.9AppointedZygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F.Apostolic Administrator of MaintiranoBishop of Mahajanga
22 Oct 202383.1InstalledAgostino MarchettoCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria GorettiCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
84.5DiedAntoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. †Bishop Emeritus of Ambatondrazaka
5 Dec 202379.1AppointedVincent RakotozafyApostolic Administrator of TôlagnaroBishop Emeritus
79.1RetiredVincent RakotozafyBishop of TôlagnaroBishop Emeritus
54.1AppointedLuc Olivier RazafitsimialonaBishop of Tôlagnaro
16 Jan 202492.7DiedSergio Sebastiani †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
28 Jan 202479.2CeasedVincent RakotozafyApostolic Administrator of TôlagnaroBishop Emeritus
54.2Ordained BishopLuc Olivier RazafitsimialonaBishop of Tôlagnaro
12 Feb 202448.7AppointedJean Désiré RazafinirinaBishop of Morombe
9 Mar 202452.4AppointedJean Claude RakotoarisoaBishop of Miarinarivo
14 Apr 202448.9Ordained BishopJean Désiré RazafinirinaBishop of Morombe
2 May 202449.4AppointedClément Hérizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S.Bishop of Maintirano
12 May 202456.3CeasedMarie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D.Apostolic Administrator of MiarinarivoBishop of Morondava
52.6Ordained BishopJean Claude RakotoarisoaBishop of Miarinarivo
14 Jul 202449.6Ordained BishopClément Hérizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S.Bishop of Maintirano
65.7CeasedZygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F.Apostolic Administrator of MaintiranoBishop of Mahajanga
14 Aug 202444.9AppointedOrthasie Marcellin HerivonjilalainaBishop of Ambatondrazaka
13 Oct 202445.0Ordained BishopOrthasie Marcellin HerivonjilalainaBishop of Ambatondrazaka
31 Oct 202475.9RetiredGaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.Bishop of FarafanganaBishop Emeritus
61.5AppointedMarcellin RandriamamonjyBishop of Farafangana
5 Jan 202561.7InstalledMarcellin RandriamamonjyBishop of Farafangana
70.5AppointedDésiré TsarahazanaApostolic Administrator of Fenoarivo AtsinananaCardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina
17 Apr 202559.0AppointedMarek Ochlak, O.M.I.Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana
30 Apr 202584.8DiedFerdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Ambanja
26 Jun 202558.0AppointedMamiarisoa Modeste RandrianifahananaAuxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo
58.0AppointedMamiarisoa Modeste RandrianifahananaTitular Bishop of IucundianaAuxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo
6 Jul 202559.3Ordained BishopMarek Ochlak, O.M.I.Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana
10 Aug 202559.4InstalledMarek Ochlak, O.M.I.Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana
71.1CeasedDésiré TsarahazanaApostolic Administrator of Fenoarivo AtsinananaCardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina
11 Sep 202583.0DiedAdriano Bernardini †Apostolic Nuncio
21 Sep 202558.2Ordained BishopMamiarisoa Modeste RandrianifahananaTitular Bishop of IucundianaAuxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo
25 Oct 202552.7AppointedJean Nicolas RakotojaonaCoadjutor Archbishop of Fianarantsoa

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