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The Diocese of Madagascar was established by Patriarchal and Synodal decree on [[September 23]], 1997. Prior to the formation of the Diocese of Madagascar, the territory of the diocese was part of the [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe]].
On [[February 16]], 2008, His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II]] inaugurated a new [[seminary]] near the valley of Alasora in Madagascar that was financed by the faithful in Australia, adding a new institution to those seminaries in Alexandria, Nairobi, and Kinshasa.
==Ruling Bishops==
*[[Ignatios (Sennis) of Madagascar|Ignatios (Sennis)]] 2004-Present
==SourceSources==
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=0040021 Patriarchate of Alexandria Diocese website]
*[http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=news&action=details&id=148 Inauguration of the Seminary of the Holy Diocese of Madagascar]
[[Category:Orthodoxy in Africa|Madagascar]]
[[Category: Dioceses|Madagascar]]
[[Category: Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses|Madagascar]]
