Diocese of Wallis and Futuna
| Diocese of Wallis and Futuna | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Wallis and Futuna ( France ) |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nouméa |
| Diocesan bishop | Susitino Sionepoe SM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly SM |
| founding | November 11, 1935 |
| surface | 142 km² |
| Parishes | 5 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Residents | 10,950 ( 12/31/2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics | 10,450 (December 31, 2017 / AP2018 ) |
| proportion of | 95.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,161 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Friars | 10 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 31 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption |
| Website | http://diocese.ddec.nc/ |
The diocese of Wallis and Futuna ( lat . : Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna with its seat in Mata-Utu .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Wallis and Futuna with the Apostolic Constitution Quidquid fidei on November 11, 1935 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Central Oceania .
On June 21, 1966 it was elevated to the diocese of Wallis and Futuna with the Apostolic Constitution Prophetarum voces and on April 25, 1974 it took its current Latin name, which was originally Dioecesis Uallisiensis et Futunensis.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Wallis and Futuna
- Alexandre Poncet SM (November 11, 1935 - December 22, 1961, retired)
- Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier SM (December 22, 1961 - June 21, 1966)
Bishops of Wallis and Futuna
- Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier SM (June 21, 1966 - April 25, 1974, resigned)
- Laurent Fuahea (April 25, 1974 - June 20, 2005, retired)
- Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly SM (June 20, 2005 - December 24, 2018)
- Susitino Sionepoe SM (since December 24, 2018)
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Wallis and Futuna - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry for the Diocese of Wallis and Futuna on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Diocese of Wallis and Futuna on gcatholic.org (English)