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AFRICA/MADAGASCAR – Auxiliary of Antananarivo appointed

The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 25, 2010, appointed as Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Antananarivo , Fr.

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AFRICA/MADAGASCAR – Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Toamasina, Metropolitan …

The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 26 February 2010, erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Toamasina , raising the episcopal see of the same name to a Metropolitan Church, assigning it the Dioceses of Ambatondrazaka, Moramanga, Fenoarivo-Atsinana as suffragan Churches.

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AFRICA/MADAGASCAR – Bishop of Antsirabe resigns, successor appointed

The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 13 November 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Antsirabe presented by Bishop Felix Ramananarivo, MS in conformity with the Code of Canon Law, canon 401 1. The Holy Father appointed as Bishop of Antsirabe , Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana, until now Bishop of Ihosy .

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