Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna

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Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 256 km²		Sui iuris church Latin Church Pope Francis Country Wallis and Futuna
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)14,23113,631 (95.8%) Established 11 November 1935 (As 11 November 1935)21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Wallis et Futuna) Bishop Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa Metropolitan archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet

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

Alexandre Poncet, S.M. (1935–1961)

Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. (1961–1974)

Laurent Fuahea (1974–2005) - Bishop Emeritus

Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. (2005– )

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Wikipedia

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