Moramanga, Madagascar erected, Di Pierro named Bishop

The diocese of Moramanga, Madagascar was erected with territory taken from the diocese of Ambatondrazaka. The new diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Antananarivo. Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I. was named as its first bishop. He previously had been serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of Ambatondrazaka.