Diocese of Miarinarivo
Miarinariven(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Miarinarivo, Madagascar
The Diocese of Miarinarivo is a Latin rite see in Madagascar, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Antananarivo. Established as a mission in 1933 and promoted to a diocese in 1955, it is led by Bishop Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa, appointed in 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1955
- Latin
- Miarinariven(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002241
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 192,035
- Population
- 396,774
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 48.4%
- Priests
- 76
- Catholics per priest
- 2,527
- Extent
- 18,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
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
- Jean Claude Randrianarisoa
- Born
- 4 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Nandihizana Carion
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 Cristo Rey stands in Miarinarivo, 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 Antananarivo
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Antananarivo.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of AntananarivoAntananarivo
- Diocese of AntsirabéAntsirabé
- Diocese of MaintiranoMaintirano
- Diocese of TsiroanomandidyTsiroanomandidy
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in the city of Miarinarivo in Madagascar, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Miarinarivo (Latin: Miarinariven(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Antananarivo.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.