Catholic Church in Madagascar

The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

In 2020, just over a quarter of the population of Madagascar was Catholic. There were almost 2,000 priests and over 5,000 nuns working across 478 parishes.

There are 22 dioceses including five archdioceses. Below is a list of the archdioceses dioceses, and the archbishops and bishops of each.




 * Antananarivo – Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona
 * Antsirabe – Philippe Ranaivomanana
 * Miarinarivo – Jean Claude Randrianarisoa
 * Tsiroanomandidy – Gustavo Bombin Espino
 * Maintirano


 * Antsiranana – Michel Malo
 * Ambanja – Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B.
 * Mahajanga – Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo
 * Port-Bergé – Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara


 * Fianarantsoa – Fulgence Rabemahafaly
 * Ambositra – Fidelis Rakotonarivo
 * Farafangana – Benjamin Marc Ramaroson
 * Ihosy – Philippe Ranaivomanana
 * Mananjary – José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega


 * Toamasina – Desire Tsarahazana
 * Ambatondrazaka – Antoine Scopelliti
 * Fenoarivo Atsinanana – Marcellin Randriamamonjy
 * Moramanga – Gaetano Di Pierro


 * Toliara – Fulgence Rabeony
 * Morombe – Zygmunt Robaszkiewicz
 * Morondava – Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina
 * Tôlagnaro – Vincent Rakotozafy

Saint Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of Madagascar.

Caritas Madagascar is the social arm of the Catholic Church in Madagascar, operating all over the country.