Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna explained

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.

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