The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toliara () is one of five Metropolitan archdioceses with an Ecclesiastical province in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is in Toliara (formerly Tuléar).
Ecclesiastical province Its Suffragan sees are : Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe Roman Catholic Diocese of Morondava Roman Catholic Diocese of Tôlagnaro
Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 119,638 Catholics (11.8% of 1,014,000 total) on 43,570 km2 in 23 parishes and 1 mission with 63 priests (26 diocesan, 37 religious), 373 lay religious (68 brothers, 305 sisters) and 18 seminarians.
History Established 8 April 1957 as Diocese of Tuléar, on territty split off from the Diocese of Fort-Dauphin Renamed 28 October 1989 like its see as Diocese of Toliara Promoted 3 December 2003 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara
Bishops
Ordinaries (all Roman rite)
Suffragan Bishops of Tuléar Michel-Henri Canonne, A.A. (25 April 1959 – 28 February 1974), retired René Joseph Rakotondrabé (28 February 1974 – 15 May 1989), appointed Bishop of Tamatave
Suffragan Bishops of Toliara Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (2 April 1990 – 3 December 2003 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Toliara Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (see above 3 December 2003 – 22 July 2023), retired Apostolic Administrator Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. (22 July 2023 – 1 October 2023) Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.Ss.T. (22 July 2023 – Present)
Auxiliary Bishop René Joseph Rakotondrabé (1972-1974), appointed Bishop here
See also List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar Catholic Church in Madagascar
Sources and external links GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo