Odon Razanakolona
Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (born 24 May 1946, in Fianarantsoa) is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Antananarivo in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Odon Razanakolona | |
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| Archbishop of Antananarivo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Antananarivo |
| See | Antananarivo |
| Appointed | 7 December 2005 |
| Installed | 12 February 2006 |
| Predecessor | Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 December 1975 by Gilbert Ramanantoanina |
| Consecration | 11 April 1999 by Philibert Randriambololona |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona |
| Born | 24 May 1946 Fianarantsoa, Madagascar |
| Previous post | 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 |
He was ordained 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", (Urbanianum diss. 59, 1987). He was the Bishop of the Diocese of Ambanja from November 1998 until his appointment to the Archbishop seat in December 2005. Since his appointment, the seat of Bishop in Ambanja has been vacant. There is a chance that Archbishop Razanakolona, like his deceased predecessor Armand Razafindratandra and two other Archbishops of Antananarivo, may be made a Cardinal in the next consistory.[1]
