Provincial Superior of OMI in Poland Appointed Bishop for Madagascar’s Fenoarivo Atsinanana Diocese

Provincial Superior of OMI in Poland Appointed Bishop for Madagascar’s Fenoarivo Atsinanana Diocese

Pope Francis has appointed the Provincial Superior of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in Poland Bishop for Fenoarivo Atsinanana Catholic Diocese in Madagascar. The administrative changes in the Malagasy Episcopal See with the appointment of Mons. Marek Ochlak were made public on Thursday, April 17 in a Holy See Press Office publication. Fenoarivo Atsinanana became vacant in October 2024 following the transfer of Bishop Marcellin …

Pope Francis appointed a Polish monk as bishop of Madagascar. Father Marek Ochlak in an interview with Vatican Radio expressed surprise, but also readiness.

The Pope has appointed a Polish oblate bishop in Madagascar. Fr. Marek Ochlak spent 26 years on the island as a missionary. He will head the Fenoarivo Atsinanana diocese.

Antananarivo, April 17, 3:45 p.m. – A Pole appointed at the head of the diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana. He is Fr. Marek Ochlak. This 59-year-old religious has just been appointed to this post by Pope Francis this Thursday "Holy." He is so far the provincial superior of the Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Poland. He succeeds Bishop Marcellin Randriammonjy who was transferred to Farafangana on October 31. "This information certa…