Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia

Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
Archidioecesis Samoa-Apiana. Puleaga Fa'aakiepikopo Samoa-Apia

Apia Cathedral
Location
Country Independent State of Samoa
Territory Samoa
Ecclesiastical province Samoa-Apia
Statistics
Area 2,922 km2 (1,128 sq mi)
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 (165 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga
Map

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

Monseigneur Pierre-Jean BROYER

See also

References

  1. "Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  2. Biography about Mgr Pierre-Jean Broyer in the article dedicated to his birthplace on the French Wikipedia. fr:Illiat

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Coordinates: 13°49′56″S 171°45′58″W / 13.8321°S 171.7660°W / -13.8321; -171.7660


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