Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Wallis et Futuna | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis |
Local: | Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna |
Country: | Wallis and Futuna, France |
Province: | Nouméa |
Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Nouméa |
Area Km2: | 256 |
Population: | 14,231 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 13,631 |
Catholics Percent: | 95.8 |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Established: | 11 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: | Peter Chanel |
Bishop: | Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. |
Metro Archbishop: | Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Ghislain 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.