Miarinarivo, 12 June, 2023 / 8:54 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa of Madagascar’s Miarinarivo Diocese.
The news of the acceptance of the resignation of the 61-year-old Catholic Church leader who has been at the helm of the Malagasy Diocese since his Episcopal Consecration in May 2007 was made public on Monday, June 12, and published by the Holy See Press Office.
In the latest administrative changes in Miarinarivo Diocese, the Holy Father also appointed Bishop Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina of Madagascar’s Morondava as the Apostolic Administrator of the Malagasy Episcopal See.
Catholic Bishops are expected to submit their respective letters of retirement at the age of 75. Compelling reasons such as “ill-health or other grave problems” justify the offering of such a letter of resignation.
The reasons for the resignation of Bishop Randrianarisoa who succeeded Bishop Raymond Razakarinvony have not been made public.
