Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago

Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago
Dioecesis Samoa–Pagopagensis
Location
Country United States
Territory American Samoa
Ecclesiastical province Samoa-Apia
Statistics
Area 76 sq mi (200 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
68,000
14,000 (20.6%)
Parishes 16
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established September 10, 1982 (33 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Family (Tafuna)
Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker (Fagatogo)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Peter Brown
Emeritus Bishops John Quinn Weitzel M.M.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States overseas dependency of American Samoa, in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia.[1]

The ordinary is a bishop who pastors the episcoapl see (mother church), the Cathedral of the Holy Family in the Tafuna. He is also pastor of the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Worker in Fagatogo.

On Friday, May 31, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop John Quinn Weitzel M.M., and appointed the Rev. Peter Brown, C.Ss.R., the Regional Superior of the Redemptorist Fathers in New Zealand as bishop-elect of the diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago. Brown was ordained as a bishop on August 22, 2013.

History

It was canonically erected on September 10, 1982,[2] taking territory from what once was a unified Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, the remainder of which became its present Metropolitan.

It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope Paul VI in November 1970.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Samoa–Pago Pago

See also

References

Sources and External links

Coordinates: 14°14′S 170°08′W / 14.24°S 170.14°W / -14.24; -170.14

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