Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale | |
Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago | |
Diocese: | Samoa–Pago Pago |
Appointed: | August 4, 2022 |
Enthroned: | April 29, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Peter Brown |
Ordination: | March 29, 2003 |
Ordained By: | John Quinn Weitzel |
Consecration: | November 4, 2022 |
Consecrated By: | Peter Brown, Alapati Lui Mataeliga, and Novatus Rugambwa |
Birth Name: | Kolio Etuale |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1973 |
Birth Place: | Lotofaga, Samoa |
Alma Mater: | Fa'asao Marist High School |
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale.svg |
Motto: | O le alofa e fai taulaga (Love is sacrifice) |
Kolio Etuale | |
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Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale (born March 17, 1973) is a Samoan priest of the Catholic Church who serves as the third bishop for the Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago since 2023.
Kolio Etuale was born in Lotofaga, Samoa, on March 17, 1973. On March 29, 2003, Etuale was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John Quinn Weitzel for the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago. He served as the chaplain for St. Theresa Elementary School and was chancellor for the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago before being elevated to Bishop.
Pope Francis appointed Etuale as coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago on August 4, 2022.[1] [2] On November 4, 2022, Etuale was consecrated by Bishop Peter Hugh Brown. On April 29, 2023, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Brown and Etuale succeeded him as bishop.[3]