Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago
Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago Diœcesis Samoa–Pagopagensis | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  American Samoa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Samoa-Apia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 76 sq mi (200 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 September 1982 (43 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Family (Tafuna) |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker (Fagatogo) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Kolio Etuale |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mosese Vitolio Tui |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
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The Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago (Latin: Diœcesis Samoa–Pagopagensis) is a Catholic suffragan diocese of the overseas dependency of American Samoa, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Samoa–Apia.[1]
The see church is the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Tafuna. Kolio Etuale Tumanuvao, is bishop.
History
It was canonically erected on 10 September 1982,[2] from a unified diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, the bulk of which became its present metropolitan. Pope Paul VI visited the diocese in November, 1970.
Leadership
- Apostolic administrator
- Cardinal Pio Taofinuʻu (1982–1986)
- Bishops
- John Quinn Weitzel (1986–2013)
- Peter Brown (2013–2023)
- Kolio Etuale (2023–present)
References
Sources and external links
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in American Samoa
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
- Catholic Church in American Samoa
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia
- Christian organizations established in 1982
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1982 establishments in American Samoa
- Religious organizations based in American Samoa
- Roman Catholic bishops of Samoa–Pago Pago