The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Madagascar
This page contains a list of the greatest Malagasy Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 3,187 Religious Figures, 2 of which were born in Madagascar. This makes Madagascar the birth place of the 102nd most number of Religious Figures behind Guatemala, and Haiti.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Malagasy Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Malagasy Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Armand Razafindratandra (1925 - 2010)
With an HPI of 48.24, Armand Razafindratandra is the most famous Malagasy Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra (7 August 1925 – 9 January 2010) was a Malagasy prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Antananarivo from 1994 to 2005.
2. Désiré Tsarahazana (b. 1954)
With an HPI of 45.63, Désiré Tsarahazana is the 2nd most famous Malagasy Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Désiré Tsarahazana (born 13 June 1954) is a Malagasy prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Toamasina since 2010 but served in that see prior to its elevation since 2008. Pope Francis appointed him a cardinal in 2018.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Malagasy religious figures born between 1925 and 1954. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Malagasy religious figures include Désiré Tsarahazana. The most famous deceased Malagasy religious figures include Armand Razafindratandra.
