The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara (Latin: Toliaran(us)) is one of five Metropolitan archdioceses with an Ecclesiastical province in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
It cathedral archiepiscopal see is in Toliara (formerly Tuléar).
Its Suffragan sees are :
Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe
Roman Catholic Diocese of Morondava
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tôlagnaro
As per 2014, it pastorally served 119,638 Catholics (11.8% of 1,014,000 total) on 43,570 km² in 23 parishes and 1 mission with 63 priests (26 diocesan, 37 religious), 373 lay religious (68 brothers, 305 sisters) and 18 seminarians.
Established on 1957.04.08 as Diocese of Tuléar, on territty split off from the Diocese of Fort-Dauphin
Renamed on 1989.10.28 like its see as Diocese of Toliara
Promoted on 2003.12.03 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara
(all Roman rite)
Suffragan Bishops of Tuléar
Michel-Henri Canonne, Assumptionists(A.A.) (born France) (1959.04.25 – retired 1974.02.28), died 1991
René Joseph Rakotondrabé (1974.02.28 – 1989.05.15), previously Titular Bishop of Umbriatico (1972.03.25 – 1974.02.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Tuléar (1972.03.25 – 1974.02.28); later Bishop of Tamatave (Madagascar) (1989.05.15 – 1990.01.31), Bishop of Toamasina (Madagascar) (1990.01.31 – retired 2008.11.24), died 2012
Suffragan Bishops of Toliara
Fulgence Rabeony, Jesuits (S.J.) (1990.04.02 – 2003.11.14 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Toliara
Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (see above 2003.12.03 - ...), also President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (2002 – 2006)
