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13°17′S 176°11′W / 13.283°S 176.183°W / -13.283; -176.183
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Diocese of Wallis et Futuna

Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis

Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, France
Ecclesiastical province Nouméa
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nouméa
Statistics
Area256 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
Established11 November 1935 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna)
21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Wallis et Futuna)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu
Patron saint Peter Chanel
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Susitino Sionepoe, S.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
Bishops emeritusGhislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M.

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

External links and references

  • "Diocese of Wallis et Futuna". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
  • Resignation of Bishop de Rasilly S.M.

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