Archdiocese of Antananarivo

ARCHDIOCESE OF ANTANANARIVO (Archidioecesis Antananarivensis)

Country: Madagascar
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1841 as Apostolic Prefecture of Madagascar
Elevated in 1848 to Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar
Name changed in 1898 to Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar
Name changed in 1913 to Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive
Elevated in 1955 to Archdiocese of Tananarive
Renamed in 1989

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Antananarivo

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Arms of Vicars and Archbishops

Jean-Pierre Dalmond (1841-1847)
Alexandre-Hippolyte-Xavier Monnet (1848-1849)
Jean-Baptiste Cazet (1872-1911)
Henri de Lespinasse de Saune (1911-1927)
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Etienne Fourcadier (1928-1947)
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Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre (1955-1960)
Jérôme Rakotomalala (1960-1975)
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Victor Razafimahatratra (1976-1993)
Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra (1994-2005)
Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (2005-2023)
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Jean de Dieu Raoelison (2023-present)

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