Benjamin Marc 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 River ...
) is Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antsiranana in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
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 deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
on 15 August 1984 for the
Congregation of the Mission
, logo =
, image = Vincentians.png
, abbreviation = CM
, nickname = Vincentians, Paules, Lazarites, Lazarists, Lazarians
, established =
, founder = Vincent de Paul
, fou ...
. He was appointed as bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Farafangana The Diocese of Farafangana is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Farafangana and was erected on 8 April 1957. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately . As of ...
by
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
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
{{Madagascar-bio-stub