Roman Catholic Diocese of Mananjary

The Diocese of Mananjary is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Mananjary and was erected on 9 April 1968. The Diocese covers approximately 14,270 km (5,511 sq. miles). As of 2004, the diocese population was about 700,000 with 14.8% Catholic. 35 priests were in the Diocese for a ratio of 2,962 Catholics for every 1 Priest. José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, SCI has been the bishop of the Diocese since October 2000.

Diocese of Mananjary
St. Augustine Cathedral in Mananjary
Location
Country	Madagascar
Ecclesiastical province	Fianarantsoa
Statistics
Area	14,270 km2 (5,510 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 1,991,721 195,237 (9.8%)
Parishes	18
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman rite
Established	9 April 1968
Cathedral	St. Augustine Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I.

Ordinaries

• Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. (9 Apr 1968 - 29 Dec 1973)
• François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. (20 Nov 1975 - 24 May 1999)
• José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I. (30 Oct 2000 - )

See also

• Catholic Church in Madagascar

External links

• Profile of Mananjary Diocese

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