The diocese was created on May 13, 2006 by splitting off the territory from the diocese of Ambatondrazaka. As its first bishop Gaetano Di PierroS.C.I. was selected, who was previously auxiliary bishop of Ambatondrazaka. The cathedral of the diocese is the Sacred Heart of Jesus church in Moramanga.
The diocese covers an area of 12,064 km2, and borders the diocese of Ambatondrazaka to the north, the archdiocese of Toamasina to the east and south, and the archdiocese of Antananarivo to the west. It is subdivided into 3 parishes. 110,000 of the 348,000 people in the area belong to the Catholic Church.
Ordinaries
Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. (13 May 2006 - 3 Mar 2018), appointed Bishop of Farafangana
Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. (8 Jul 2019 - )
External links
Catholic-hierarchy.org
Vatican press release on the creation 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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