Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina


Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, OCD is a Malagasy prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as Bishop of Morondava since 2010.

Biography

Raharilamboniaina was born in Ambohijanahary, Madagascar, on 20 January 1968. On 8 September 1990, at the age of 22, he professed his vows as a member of the Discalced Carmelites, and was ordained a priest of the order on 5 July 1997.
On 26 February 2010, at the age of 42, Raharilamboniaina was appointed Bishop of Morondava, and was consecrated bishop on 16 May 2010, making him one of the youngest living bishops. Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier served as his principal consecrator, and Archbishop Fulgence Rabeony and Bishop Gilbert Aubry.

Episcopal lineage