Odon Razanakolona
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Odon Razanakolona | |
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Archbishop of Antananarivo | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Antananarivo |
See | Antananarivo |
Appointed | 7 December 2005 |
Installed | 12 February 2006 |
Predecessor | Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra |
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Ordination | 28 December 1975 by Gilbert Ramanantoanina |
Consecration | 11 April 1999 by Philibert Randriambololona |
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Born | Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona 24 May 1946 |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ambanja (1999-2005) Apostolic Administrator of Ambanja (2005-07) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Urban University |
Styles of Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Posthumous style | none |
Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (born 24 May 1946, in Fianarantsoa) is a Madagascan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Antananarivo from 2005 to 2023.
Razanakolona was ordained a priest on 28 December 1975 and earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome in 1987, writing on "La loi de la gradualité et le mariage coutumier à Madagascar". He was named Bishop of Ambanja in November 1998 and continued in the role until his appointment to Antananarivo in December 2005. He retired in 2023.
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