Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna

Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis
Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna
Location
Country Wallis and Futuna
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 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.

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Coordinates: 13°17′S 176°11′W / 13.283°S 176.183°W / -13.283; -176.183

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