Odon Razanakolona

The Most Reverend Odon Razanakolona
Archbishop of Antananarivo
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Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Antananarivo
See	Antananarivo
Appointed	7 December 2005
Installed	12 February 2006
Predecessor	Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Ambanja (1999-2005) Apostolic Administrator of Ambanja (2005-07)
Orders
Ordination	28 December 1975 by Gilbert Ramanantoanina
Consecration	11 April 1999 by Philibert Randriambololona
Personal details
Born	Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (1946-05-24) 24 May 1946 Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
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

Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona (born 24 May 1946, in Fianarantsoa) is a Madagascan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Antananarivo from 2005 to 2023. Razanakolona was ordained a 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". He was named Bishop of Ambanja in November 1998 and continued in the role until his appointment to Antananarivo in December 2005. He retired in 2023.

See also

• Catholic Church in Madagascar