Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Diocese of Fianarantsoa
The diocese of Fianarantsoa, has been established since at least 2003[5] and Gilbert Rakotondravelo had
been the Bishop of Fianarantsoa since before 2010.[6]
Diocese of Mahajanga
Jean-Claude Andrianjafimanana had been the (Anglican) Bishop of Mahajanga, since before 2003.[5]
Diocese of Toamasina
When Grosvenor Miles was appointed assistant bishop of Madagascar in 1938, he based himself in
Tamatave, with the intention that this would become a diocesan see when the diocese of Madagascar was
divided up;[7] but, in fact, the diocese of Tamatave was not created until 1969.[8] It was subsequently
renamed the diocese of Toamasina.[9] The inaugural bishop was James Seth from 1969 until his death in
1975.[10] Jean-Paul Solo has been the (Anglican) Bishop of Toamasina, since before 2011.[11]
Diocese of Toliara
Todd McGregor was elected in 2006 to become a suffragan/assistant bishop over the Toliara (Tuléar)
missionary area of the Diocese of Antananarivo, to prepare that area to become a diocese. On 21 April
2013, the new Diocese of Toliara was erected out of Antananarivo diocese and McGregor became the first
bishop diocesan.[12] On 14 March 2021, the Rt Rev Dr Samitiana Jhonson Razafindralambo, formerly the
assistant bishop, was elected the next bishop and installed as the 2nd Bishop of Toliara on 25 April
2021.[13]
Diocese of Mauritius
Diocese of Seychelles
Archbishops
1973–1976 Edwin Curtis
1978–1983 Trevor Huddleston
1984–1995 French Chang-Him
1995–2005 Remi Rabenirina
2006–2017 Ian Ernest
2017–present James Wong
References
1. Conger, George (19 April 2023). "Shared beliefs, but different aims — GAFCON and GSFA
not ready to merge" (https://anglican.ink/2023/04/19/shared-beliefs-but-different-aims-gafcon
-and-gsfa-not-ready-to-merge/). Anglican Ink. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
2. "GAFCON III largest pan-Anglican gathering since Toronto Congress of 1963" (https://anglic
an.ink/2018/06/20/gafcon-iii-largest-pan-anglican-gathering-since-toronto-congress-of-196
3/). Anglican Ink. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
3. "Anglican Communion" (https://web.archive.org/web/20180807032558/http://www.anglicanc
ommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=243). Archived from the original (http://www.anglicanc
ommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=243) on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-
200008-X
5. Africa South of the Sahara 2003, p. 608 (https://books.google.com/books?id=1KBP7QbalX0
C&pg=PA608) (Accessed 22 February 2017)
6. Diocese in Europe Calendar and Prayer Diary, July to December 2010 (https://www.slidesha
re.net/BPfanpage/diocese-in-europe-calendar-and-prayer-diary-july-to-december) Archived
(https://web.archive.org/web/20170223125243/https://www.slideshare.net/BPfanpage/dioce
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7. "Church Times: "The Church in Madagascar", 19 May 1939, p 547" (https://www.ukpressonli
ne.co.uk/ukpressonline/view/pagview/ChTm_1939_05_19_547). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
8. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 1370.
9. "Church Times: "Death of USPG missionary", 14 May 1982, p 3" (https://www.ukpressonline.
co.uk/ukpressonline/view/pagview/ChTm_1982_05_14_003). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
10. "Church Times: "Death of Bishop James Seth", 11 April 1975, p 20" (https://www.ukpressonli
ne.co.uk/ukpressonline/view/pagview/ChTm_1975_04_11_020). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
11. Diocese of York Prayer Diary — October 2011 (http://www.staintonwithhilton.org.uk/content/
pages/documents/1317836492.pdf) (Accessed 22 February 2017)
12. Diocese of Toliara — A Brief History (http://dioceseoftoliara.org/en/2016/08/11/a-brief-history-
of-the-diocese-of-toliara) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20180807032655/http://dioc
eseoftoliara.org/en/2016/08/11/a-brief-history-of-the-diocese-of-toliara/) 2018-08-07 at the
Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 February 2017)
13. "Diocese of Toliara -Who we are (Accessed 24 July 2021)" (https://dioceseoftoliara.org/en/w
ho-we-are/).
External links
Anglican Communion website information (http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/provinc
e.cfm?ID=I1)
An Order for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist / Un ordre pour la célébration de la Sainte
Eucharistie (http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/mauritius.html) from the Diocese of
Mauritius