Désiré Tsarahazana
| Désiré Tsarahazana | |
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| Archbishop of Toamasina | |
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Cardinal Tsarahazana in June 2018.
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Toamasina |
| See | Toamasina |
| Appointed | 24 November 2008 |
| Predecessor | René Joseph Rakotondrabé |
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| Ordination | 28 September 1986 |
| Consecration | 18 February 2001 by Michel Malo |
| Created Cardinal | 28 June 2018 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Désiré Tsarahazana |
| Born | 13 June 1954 Amboangibe, Madagascar |
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| Motto | Sois vainqueur du mal par le bien ("Conquer evil with good") |
| Coat of arms | Désiré Tsarahazana's coat of arms |
Désiré Tsarahazana (born 13 June 1954) is a Malagasy prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Toamasina since 2010 but served in that see prior to its elevation since 2008. He became a Cardinal in 2018.
Biography
Désiré Tsarahazana was born on 13 June 1954 in Amboangibe in the Sava Region of Madagascar.[1] He studied at the minor seminary in Mahajanaga from 1970 to 1976 and then continued his studies at Antsiranana ou Diego-Suarez until 1978, and then prepared for the priesthood from 1979 to 1982 and studied philosophy and theology from 1983 to 1986.[2]
He was ordained a priest on 28 September 1986.[1]
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana on 30 October 2000 [3] He was consecrated a bishop on 18 February 2001.[1] He chose as his episcopal motto "Sois vainqueur du mal par le bien" ("Conquer evil with good").[2]
Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Toamasina on 24 November 2008.[4] He became its archbishop when the diocese was raised to the status of archdiocese on 26 February 2010.[5]
He was vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar from 2006 to 2012 and since November 2012 he has been its president.[1] That Conference elected him to participate in the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family.[6] In February 2018 he took part in a Vatican conference on "Tackling violence committed in the name of religion".[7]
Since 2012 he has led a campaign to make establish a national pilgrimage site in Andevoranto dedicated to Henri de Solages (1786–1832), who is considered the father of Catholicism in Madagascar.[8] A stone church he had constructed was dedicated on 7 December 2014 by the papal nuncio.
In 2013, he denied that employees of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) were promoting contraception in Madagascar as the Population Research Institute charged. He said the reports were based on confusion between government health care workers, whom CRD trains in children's health and malaria prevention, with CRS employees.[9]
Pope Francis made Tsarahazana a cardinal on 28 June 2018, assigning him the titular church of San Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane.[10]
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Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana 30 October 2000 – 24 November 2008 |
Succeeded by Marcellin Randriamamonjy |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Toamasina 24 November 2008 – 26 February 2010 |
Diocese promoted |
| Diocese promoted | Archbishop of Toamasina 26 February 2010 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane 28 June 2018 – present |
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