Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. (born 25 April 1955 in
Manakara
Manakara is a city in Madagascar.
It is the capital Fitovinany Region and of the district of Manakara Atsimo.
The city is located at the east coast near the mouth of the Manakara River and has a small port.
The bridge over the Manakara Ri ...
) is Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana
:''There is also an Anglican ''Anglican Bishop of Antsiranana, Bishop of Antsiranana'' in the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean.''
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana is one of five Metropolitan Latin Archdioceses in Madagasc ...
in
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, f ...
.
Biography
Ramaroson was ordained as a
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in parti ...
on 15 August 1984 for the
Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission (), abbreviated CM and commonly called the Vincentians or Lazarists, is a Catholic Church, Catholic society of apostolic life of pontifical right for men founded by Vincent de Paul. It is associated with the Vin ...
. He was appointed as bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Farafangana by
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...
and consecrated in November 2005. As was appointed
Archbishop of Antsiranana in November 2013 upon the retirement of Archbishop Michel Melo.
See also
References
External links
Official website
Profile of Bishop Ramaroson
1955 births
Living people
People from Vatovavy-Fitovinany
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Madagascar
Vincentian bishops
Malagasy Roman Catholic bishops
Roman Catholic archbishops of Antsiranana
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