Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
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Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
Archidioecesis Samoa-Apiana. Puleaga Fa'aakiepikopo Samoa-Apia
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Apia Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Independent State of Samoa |
| Territory | Samoa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Samoa-Apia |
| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 189,000 42,500 (22.5%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 August 1850 (173 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Alapati Lui Mataeliga |
| Map | |
| File:Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia map.png | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia (Latin: Archidioecesis Samoa-Apiana) consists of the Independent State of Samoa.
History
The origins of the archdiocese stem from the August 20, 1850, canonical erection by the Holy See of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago, entrusted to the Society of Mary (Marists). On January 4, 1957, the Vatican changed the name of the Vicariate Apostolic to Samoa and the Tokelau Islands.
The vicariate apostolic was elevated to the Diocese of Apia on June 21, 1966, and made suffragan to the metropolitan see of Suva, Fiji. On August 10, 1974, the name of the diocese was changed to Diocese of Apia o Samoa and Tokelau; and it was changed again on December 3, 1975 to the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau.
On September 10, 1982, the diocese was elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese taking the name of the See city, Apia. Simultaneously, the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago was created from a portion of the former Diocese of Samoa Tokelau and made suffragan to the metropolitan see of Apia.[1]
Ordinaries
- Pierre Bataillon S.M.(1842–1870)
- Aloys Elloy, S.M. (1870–1878)
- Jean-Armand Lamaze, S.M. (1879–1896)
- Pierre-Jean Broyer S. M. (1896–1918)[2]
- Joseph Darnand S. M. (1919–1953)
- Jean Baptiste Dieter S. M. (1953–1955)
- George Hamilton Pearce S. M. (1956–1967)
- Pio Taofinu'u S. M. (1968–2002)
- Alapati Lui Mataeliga (2002– )
See also
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- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
Further reading
- Galuega O Le Sinoti (Acts of the Snyod [of the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia]), December 7–14, 1990, promulgated, May 1, 1991, Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. Apia, Samoa.
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