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The Vocationist mission in Madagascar was
opened on November in the year 2002 by Frs. Anthony Fuguerido
SDV from brazil, Christian Ogbonna sdv from Nigeria and
Fr. Patrick Nwachukwu sdv from Nigeria .The Vocationists were
officially invited to Madagascar by the Archbishop of
Antsiranana, his Excellency Archbishop Michael Malo through the
mediation of the bishop of Nosy-be, His Excellency bishop Odon.
the main purpose of the invitation of the Vocationist to
Madagascar was to help out in the formation of future priests
in the Archdiocese of Antsiranana, the Archbishop promised to
let the Vocationist fathers take care of the seminary for the
spiritual year of the diocese whose building was supposed to be
completed by the diocese before handing it over to the
Vocationists. Unfortunately this agreement was not accomplished
and the Vocationists were in the diocese of Antsiranana for
about ten months living in Paul the VIth major seminary and studying
French . The Vocationist community later moved to Archdiocese of Antananarivo in August 2003 where the
Vocationist were welcomed by the cardinal Archbishop Armond
Gaetan.On their arrival they rented a building in the community
of the Carmelite fathers where they lived studying the local
Language Malagache and helping the Carmelite fathers in their
parish. The Archbishop in the year 2004 after his meeting with
the superior general Fr.Louis Caputo sdv, gave the parish of St
Ignatius of Loyola Soamanandrariny to the Vocationist fathers to
be in charge of. At present ,the Vocationists in work in the
parish and also have a house which is being used as a
Novitiate and Vocationary and for the formation of future Vocationists. They
also help out in the pastoral services in the diocese as well as
celebrate masses for some religious communities. Presently there
is one Vocationists aspirant who is doing the study of
Philosophy in the major seminary, there are also some external
Vocationary members who come frequently for discernment. Worthy
of note also is the fact that the Vocationists sisters are also
in Madagascar in the diocese of Nossy-be .
The fist novitiate was opened on September 26, 2006. Fr. Anthony Fuguerido,SDV
was appointed as the novice master. Bro. Earnest also joined
community of Antananarivo so that he might cooperate in the
formation of postulants and aspirants of Our Lady of Divine
Vocations Vocationary. There are 3 priests, one religious brother, 4
novices, 6 postulants and 6 aspirants in Madagascar community.
In September 2006, the congregation has purchased 32 Sq meter of
land in order to able to build its first Vocationary building in the
capital city of Antananarivo.
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February 21, 2008
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