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Bishop Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson of Farafangana, Madagascar, was named archbishop of Antsiranana.

The 58-year-old archbishop-designate is a member of the Congregation of the Mission.

The Archdiocese of Antsiranana has a population of nearly 1.5 million, with close to 600,000 Catholics. They are served by just 65 priests and some 180 religious.

Archbishop Ramaroson succeeds Archbishop Michel Melo who resigned for reasons of age.

The island nation of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa, is about 41% Christian. Just over half of the population professions indigenous beliefs and 7% is Muslim.

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Marriage, Family and Some Help For Pope Francis

In less than two years — exactly 22 months — the Church in Philadelphia will host the Eighth World Meeting of Families.  Aside from a press conference last year and the kind public support of Governor Tom Corbett and Mayor Michael Nutter, so far the event has seemed well over the horizon; something to pleasantly daydream about without too much anxious detail.