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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Apostolic Prefecture Of Betafó

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antsirabe (Latin: Antsiraben(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo (one of five in Madagascar; in the national capital), yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, in the city of Antsirabe, Antananarivo Province.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 892,713 Catholics (45.4% of 1,967,703 total) on 16,000 km in 29 parishes and 2 missions with 125 priests (64 diocesan, 61 religious), 519 lay religious (198 brothers, 321 sisters) and 74 seminarians.

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

(Roman Rite, mostly members of missionary Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefect of Betafó
Apostolic Vicars of Betafo
Apostolic Vicars of Antsirabe
  • François-Joseph Dantin, M.S. (see above 1921.01.10 – death 1941.07.05)
  • Édouard Rostaing, M.S. (born France) (1942.02.24 – death 1946.05.18), Titular Bishop of Curium (1942.02.24 – 1946.05.18)
  • Joseph-Paul Futy, M.S. (born France) (1947.02.13 – death 1955.03), Titular Bishop of Aspendus (1947.02.13 – 1956.08.12); previously Apostolic Prefect of Morondava (Madagascar) (1938 – 1947.02.13)
Suffragan Bishops of Antsirabe

Coadjutor Bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

References

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