Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy

As per 2014, it pastorally served 223,433 Catholics (37.2% of 600,167 total) on 40,000 km2 in 3 parishes and 19 missions with 45 priests (28 diocesan, 17 religious), 168 lay religious (36 brothers, 132 sisters) and 32 seminarians. == History ==

• Established on January 13, 1949 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tsiroanomandidy, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo • Promoted on December 11, 1958 as Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy • Lost territory (like two other sees) on 2017.02.08 to establish the Diocese of Maintirano. == Ordinaries ==

(all Roman rite; so far -mostly European missionary- members of Latin congregations) ;Apostolic Prefect of Tsiroanomandidy • Father Angel Martínez Vivas, Trinitarians (O.SS.T.) (1949.01.14 – 1958.12.11 see below) ;Suffragan Bishops of Tsiroanomandidy • Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. (see above 1958.12.11 – retired 1977.07.30), died 1981 • Jean-Samuel Raobelina, Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette (M.S.) (born Madagascar) (1978.04.27 – death 2001.06.30) • Gustavo Bombin Espino, O.SS.T. (2003.10.04 – 2017.02.08), next first Bishop of co-daughter-see Diocese of Maintirano • Gabriel Randrianantenaina (2021.04.30 – ...) == See also ==

• GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo • Catholic Hierarchy