Remi Rabenirina

Remi Joseph Rabenirina (born 6 March 1938) is a former Malagasy Anglican Archbishop. He was Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, from 1995 to 2005.

Rabenirina was educated at the University of Madagascar. After a brief career as a school teacher, he was ordained an Anglican priest in 1967. He was parish priest at St James’ Toamasina and then held incumbencies at St Matthew’s Antsiranana and St John’s Ambohimangakely.

In 1979 he was appointed the Bishop of Antananarivo, resigning in 2008; and in 1995 Archbishop of the Indian Ocean, resigning in 2005. An authorhe is Chevalier, Officier et Commandeur de l’Ordre National (Malagasy).