Odon Razanakolona

Styles of
**Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona**
Styles of; Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop
Posthumous style	none

The Most Reverend

Odon Razanakolona
The Most Reverend; Odon Razanakolona
Archbishop of Antananarivo
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; 24 May 1946 (age 78); Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Alma mater	Pontifical Urban University

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.