Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic prefectures

Tsiroanomandidy, Apostolic Prefecture of

TSIROANOMANDIDY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI

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TSIROANOMANDIDY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the central part of Madagascar.

It was erected on 13 Jan. 1949, detaching its territory from the apostolic vicariate of Miarinarivo. It is entrusted to the Trinitarian Fathers. On 9 June 1950 another territory of the apostolic prefecture of Morondava was united to it.

It has an area of 40,000 sq. km. with 63,500 inhabitants, of whom 10,503 are Catholics, 7,500 catechumens, 11,000 Protestants, 32,500 pagans, 1,500 Muslims. The missionaries number 10, the brothers 3, the sisters 2, the catechumens 120. There are 4 primary stations, 126 secondary ones, 13 churches, 70 elementary schools.

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BIBL.: AAS, 41 (1949), pp. 214-15; 42 (1950), p. 891; MC, 1950, pp. 202.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), col. 592.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Tsiroanomandidy, prefettura apostolica di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 592. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/tsiroanomandidy-prefettura-apostolica-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Tsiroanomandidy, prefettura apostolica di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 592. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/tsiroanomandidy-prefettura-apostolica-di.

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  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Tsiroanomandidy, prefettura apostolica di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {592},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/tsiroanomandidy-prefettura-apostolica-di}
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