Odon Razanakolona

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Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (born 24 May 1946, in Fianarantsoa) is a Madagascan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Antananarivo from 2005 to 2023.[1]

Razanakolona was ordained a priest on 28 December 1975,[1] and earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome in 1987, writing on "La loi de la gradualité et le mariage coutumier à Madagascar".

He was named Bishop of Ambanja in November 1998 and continued in the role until his appointment to Antananarivo in December 2005.[1] He received the pallium on 30 June 2006.[2]

He retired on 5 June 2023,[1] when Pope Francis accepted his resignation.[3]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]"Archbishop Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona: Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar". Catholic Hierarchy. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. 2."El Papa entrega el palio a 27 arzobispos metropolitanos". Zenit (in Spanish). 30 June 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. 3."Rinuncia e nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Antananarivo (Madagascar)". Vatican press office (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2025.