Alapati Lui Mataeliga
Alapati Lui Mataeliga (born January 4, 1953 in Sataua ) is a Samoan clergyman and archbishop of Samoa-Apia .
Life
The Bishop of Apia, Pio Cardinal Taofinu'u SM , consecrated him July 5, 1977 for priests .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Samoa- Apia on November 16, 2002 . The Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand , Samoa, Tonga , Marshall Islands , Fiji , Kiribati , the Federated States of Micronesia , Vanuatu , Nauru , Cook Islands and Palau , Archbishop Patrick Coveney , donated him episcopal ordination on January 3 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were Petero Mataca , Archbishop of Suva , and Soane Lilo Foliaki , Bishop of Tonga .
In September 2018, Pope Francis also appointed him Superior of Tokelau .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Pio Cardinal Taofinu'u SM |
Archbishop of Samoa-Apia since 2002 |
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| Oliver Pugoy Aro MSP |
Tokelau's superior since 2018 |
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| SURNAME | Mataeliga, Alapati Lui |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Samoan clergyman, Archbishop of Samoa-Apia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sataua |