Diocese of Ambanja
Ambaniaën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ambanja, Madagascar
Latin rite diocese in northern Madagascar, established as a diocese on 14 September 1955. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Antsiranana and is seated at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Ambanja.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1955
- Latin
- Ambaniaën(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001000670
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 185,523
- Population
- 1,241,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 14.9%
- Priests
- 84
- Catholics per priest
- 2,209
- Extent
- 34,083 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 5.4
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Donatien Francis Randriamalala, M.S.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Ambanja, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Antsiranana
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Antsiranana.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of AntsirananaAntsiranana
- Diocese of MahajangaMahajanga
- Diocese of Port-BergéPort-Bergé
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In the city of Ambanja, Madagascar, this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Ambaniaën[sis]) serves as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana. Its episcopal see, the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, was constructed in 1933.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.