Archdiocese of Antsiranana

ARCHDIOCESE OF ANTSIRANANA (Archidioecesis Antsirananensis)

Country : Madagascar
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1898 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Madagascar
Renamed 1913 to Apostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez
Elevated to Diocese of Diégo-Suarez in 1955
Elevated to Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez in 1958
Renamed to Archdiocese of Antsiranana in 1989

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Arms of Bishops and Archbishops

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  François-Xavier Corbet (1898-1914)

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  Auguste Julien Pierre Fortineau (1914-1946)

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  Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff (1947-1967)

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  Albert Joseph Tsiahoana (1967-1998)

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  Michel Malo (1998-2013)

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  Benjamin Marc Ramaroson (2013-present)

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