Diocese of Morondava
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morondava is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Toliara, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Maria Manjaka Namahora, in the city of Morondava, Toliara province.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 54,895 Catholics on 45,200 km2 in 17 parishes and 26 missions with 42 priests, 156 lay religious and 20 seminarians.History
- Established on January 8, 1938 as Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava, on territories split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa, Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga and Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive
- On 1939.03.15 it gained territory from Mission sui juris of Miarinarivo.
- Promoted on September 14, 1955 as Diocese of Morondava
- Lost territories, twice : on 1960.04.25 to establish the Diocese of Morombe and on 2017.02.08 to establish Diocese of Maintirano.
Ordinaries
;Apostolic Prefects of Morondava- Father Joseph-Paul Futy, MS ; later Titular Bishop of Aspendus as Apostolic Vicar of Antsirabe
- Father Stefano Garon, MS
- Father Paul J. Girouard, MS .
- Paul J. Girouard, MS
- Bernard Charles Ratsimamotoana, MS, died 2005
- Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, MS
- Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, OCD, also Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar.