Diocese of Maintirano
| Diocese of Maintirano Dioecesis Maintiranensis Diôsezin' i Maintirano | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Antananarivo |
| Headquarters | Maintirano, Melaky, Madagascar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 38,852 km2 (15,001 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 462,300 36,120 (7.8%) |
| Parishes | 1 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 February 2017 |
| Cathedral | Cathédrale de l’Assomption in Maintirano |
| Secular priests | 16 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Clément Hérizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean de Dieu Raoelison |
Diocese of Maintirano — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maintirano is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antananarivo (national capital), one of five on Madagascar), yet it remains in the jurisdiction of the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale de l’Assomption, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, in Maintirano, Mahajanga Province.
History
Established on 8 February 2017, as the Diocese of Maintirano, on canonical territories split off from Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy (also in the Ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo), the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahajanga (Ecclesiastical Province of Antsiranana) and the Diocese of Morondava (Ecclesiastical Province of Toliara).[1]
Episcopal Ordinaries
(Roman Rite; so far missionary European members of a Latin congregation)
- Suffragan Bishops of Maintirano
- Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. (8 February 2017 – 22 July 2023), appointed Archbishop of Toliara
- Apostolic Administrator Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F. (1 October 2023 – 14 July 2024)
- Clément Hérizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S. (2 May 2024 – Present)
See also
Sources and external links
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Maintirano is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]