Roman Catholic Diocese of Farafangana
The Diocese of Farafangana is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Farafangana and was erected on 8 April 1957. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately. As of 2004, the diocese population was about 900,000, with 7.9% Catholic. 36 priests were in the Diocese for a ratio of 1,985 Catholics for every 1 Priest. The current bishop of the Diocese is Gaetano Di Pietro, SCI since Benjamin Marc Ramaroson, CM became archbishop of Antsiranana.Ordinaries
