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Diocese Of Ihosy
The Diocese of Ihosy is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Ihosy and was erected on 13 April 1967. It performs the Latin Church, Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately 40,990 km (15,832 sq. miles). As of 2004, the diocese population was about 310,000, with 18.1% Catholic. 36 priests were in the Diocese for a ratio of 1,560 Catholics for every 1 Priest. Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S. has been the bishop of the Diocese since July 2011. Ordinaries *Luigi Dusio, C.M. (13 Apr 1967 - 2 Nov 1970) *Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra, M.S. (25 Mar 1972 - 21 Sep 1996) *Philippe Ranaivomanana (2 Jan 1999 - 13 Nov 2009), appointed Bishop of Antsirabé *Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S. (16 Jul 2011 - ) See also * Catholic Church in Madagascar References External links Profile of Ihosy Diocese Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar 1967 establishments in Madagascar Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Fianarantsoa R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Fianarantsoa
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into dioceses based on the civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situation must have hardly survived Julian, 361–363. Episcopal courts are not heard of again in the East until 398 and in the West in 408. The quality of these courts was lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, fourth largest island, the List of island countries, second-largest island country, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 46th largest country overall. Its capital and List of cities in Madagascar, largest city is Antananarivo. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and separated from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion; as a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife of Madagascar, wildlife being endemic. The island has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihosy
Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 39,556 inhabitants (2018) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar. Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy District, Ihosy. Geography Ihosy is an important crosspoint for the southern part of Madagascar. It is crossed by the Route nationale 7 (Madagascar), Route nationale 7 from the capital Antananarivo (600 km) (-Fianarantsoa (191 km) to Tulear, Toliara (325 km) and startpoint of the Route nationale 13 (Madagascar), Route nationale 13 to Tolagnaro and Route nationale 27 (Madagascar), Route nationale 27 to Farafangana (271 km). It is located on the Ihosy River and has a regional airport: Ihosy Airport. Religion *Diocese of Ihosy, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy seated in the cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul. * FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar) * FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (Malagasy Lutheran Church) * EEM Eklesia Epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and they have approximately 18 million members combined. The Latin Church is directly headed by the pope in his role as the bishop of Rome, whose ''cathedra'' as a bishop is located in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church both developed within and strongly influenced Western culture; as such, it is sometimes called the Western Church (), which is reflected in one of the pope's traditional titles in some eras and contexts, the Patriarch of the West. It is also known as the Roman Church (), the Latin Catholic Church, and in some contexts as the Roman Catholic (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulgence Razakarivony
Fulgence Razakarivony (born August 16, 1963 in Betsiholany) is a Malagasy clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy. He was appointed bishop in 2011. See also * Catholic Church in Madagascar References Malagasy Roman Catholic bishops Living people 1963 births 21st-century Malagasy people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Madagascar {{Madagascar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Dusio
Luigi Dusio (born 1920 in Casorzo) was an Italian clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy. He was appointed bishop in 1967. He died in 1970.https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dihos.html CH See also *Catholic Church in Madagascar The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of Madagascar was Catholic. There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5 ... References 1920 births 1970 deaths 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops {{20C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra
jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra (born 1934, in Tsarahonenana – 1996) was a Malagasy bishop and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy. He was appointed bishop in 1972. See also *Catholic Church in Madagascar The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of Madagascar was Catholic. There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5 ... References 1934 births 1996 deaths Malagasy Roman Catholic bishops {{Madagascar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Ranaivomanana
Philippe Ranaivomanana (12 May 1949 – 6 September 2022) was a Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Ihosy. He was ordained priest on 16 October 1977. He was appointed and confirmed as bishop in January 1999. He was appointed Bishop of Antsirabe on 13 November 2009. See also *Catholic Church in Madagascar The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of Madagascar was Catholic. There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5 ... References External links Profile of Bishop Ranaivomanana 1949 births 2022 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Madagascar Malagasy Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Ihosy Roman Catholic bishops of Antsirabé {{Madagascar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In Madagascar
The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of Madagascar was Catholic. There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5,000 nuns working across 478 parishes. There are 22 dioceses including five archdioceses. Below is a list of the archdioceses and dioceses, and the archbishops and bishops of each. *Antananarivo – Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona **Antsirabe – Philippe Ranaivomanana ** Miarinarivo – Jean Claude Randrianarisoa ** Tsiroanomandidy – Gustavo Bombin Espino ** Maintirano *Antsiranana – Michel Malo ** Ambanja – Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. ** Mahajanga – Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo ** Port-Bergé – Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara *Fianarantsoa – Fulgence Rabemahafaly ** Ambositra – Fidelis Rakotonarivo ** Farafangana – Benjamin Marc Ramaroson ** Ihosy – Philippe Ranaivomanana ** Mananjary – José Alfredo Cair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Dioceses In Madagascar
{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in East Africa's major Indian Ocean island state Madagascar comprises only a Latin hierarchy, which is composed of five ecclesiastical provinces, whose Metropolitan Archbisdhoprics have a total of seventeen suffragan dioceses. There is no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdiction. There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Madagascar as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in national capital Antananarivo. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. Current Latin dioceses Episcopal Conference of Madagascar Ecclesiastical Province of Antananarivo * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antananarivo **Diocese of Antsirabe ** Diocese of Maintirano ** Diocese of Miarinarivo ** Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy Ecclesiastical Province of Antsiranana * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana ** Diocese of Ambanja ** Diocese of Mahajanga ** Diocese of Port-Bergé Ecclesiastica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
