Enciclopedia Cattolica

Fianarantsoa, Vicariate Apostolic of

FIANARANTSOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI

Volume V · p. 743 · 1950

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

FIANARANTSOA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. — On the island of Madagascar; it was erected on 10 May 1913, with territory detached from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar, now Tananarive, and entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It is situated in the central-southern part of the island. The coastal region has a debilitating and deadly climate for Europeans because of the numerous waterways and swamps; in the forest region the climate is humid and roads are lacking; on the highlands, on the other hand, life is less harsh and healthier.

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(from F. Walbach, Art bizantin, Partisi s.c., loc. 3(d))

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“FIANARANTSOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), p. 743. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/fianarantsoa-vicariato-apostolico-di.