Diocese of Ihosy
Ihosien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ihosy, Madagascar
The Diocese of Ihosy is a Latin Church diocese in southern Madagascar, erected on 13 April 1967 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa. Bishop Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S., has led the see since 2011.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 April 1967
- Latin
- Ihosien(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001648
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 168,870
- Population
- 842,510
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 20.0%
- Priests
- 37
- Catholics per priest
- 4,564
- Extent
- 40,900 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.1
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
- Fulgence Razakarivony
- Born
- 16 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Betsiholany
- Institute
- MISSIONARI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DI « LA SALETTE »
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
Catedral de San José stands in Ihosy, 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 Fianarantsoa
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of FianarantsoaFianarantsoa
- Diocese of AmbositraAmbositra
- Diocese of FarafanganaFarafangana
- Diocese of MananjaryMananjary
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.