Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna | |
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Location | |
Country |
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Ecclesiastical province | Nouméa |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Nouméa |
Statistics | |
Area | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 14,231 13,631 (95.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
11 November 1935 (As 11 November 1935) 21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Wallis et Futuna) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Latin: Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis; French: Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna) in Wallis and Futuna is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1935 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. The Bishop of Wallis et Futuna is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.
Ordinaries
- Alexandre Poncet, S.M. (1935–1961)
- Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. (1961–1974)
- Laurent Fuahea (1974–2005) - Bishop Emeritus
- Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. (2005– )
External links and references
- "Diocese of Wallis et Futuna". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
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