Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara (Latin: Toliarana) is one of five Metropolitan archdioceses with an Ecclesiastical province in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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Archdiocese of Toliara Archidioecesis Toliarana | |
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Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
Ecclesiastical province | Toliara |
Statistics | |
Area | 43,570 km2 (16,820 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,156,800 163,300 (14.1%) |
Parishes | 24 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman rite |
Established | 8 April 1957 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Fulgence Rabeony S.J. |
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It cathedral archiepiscopal see is in Toliara (formerly Tuléar).