Diocese of Ambanja

DIOCESE OF AMBANJA (Dioecesis Ambaniaënsis)

Country : Madagascar
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1848 as Apostolic Prefecture of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
Renamed in 1938 as Apostolic Prefecture of Ambanja
Elevated in 1951 to Apostolic Vicariate of Ambanja
Elevated to diocese in 1955

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Arms of Bishops

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  Callisto Lopinot (1932-1937)

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  Léon-Adolphe Messmer (1955-1975)

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  Ferdinand Botsy (1976-1997)

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  Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (1998-2005)

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  Rosario Saro Vella (2007-2019)

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