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Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe

Coordinates: 21°44′27″S 43°22′01″E / 21.74083°S 43.36694°E / -21.74083; 43.36694
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Diocese of Morombe

Dioecesis Morombensis
Location
CountryMadagascar
TerritoryManja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo districts
MetropolitanToliara
Statistics
Area31,917 km2 (12,323 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2002)
387,263
31,206 (8.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean Désiré Razafinirina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe (Latin: Moromben(sis)) is a diocese located in the ecclesiastical province of Toliara in Madagascar. The episcopal see is in the city of Morombe.

History

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On April 25, 1960, Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Morombe by partitioning the Diocese of Morondava. The new diocese contained the districts of Manja, Beroroha, Morombe, and Ankazoabo.[1] Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F., was the first bishop.[2] As of 2003, the diocese included 200 primary schools, seven secondary schools, and seven missionary hospitals.[3]

Leadership

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Africae gentes" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 53 (1): 18–20. 30 January 1961. ISSN 0001-5199.
  2. ^ "Un nouvel évêque missionnaire suisse" (PDF). La Liberté (in French). Vol. 90, no. 138. 15 June 1960. p. 3.
  3. ^ Knie-Górna, Jadwiga (December 2003). "Jestem, by służyć". Przewodnik Katolicki (in Polish). ISSN 0137-8384.
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21°44′27″S 43°22′01″E / 21.74083°S 43.36694°E / -21.74083; 43.36694