Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
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Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis
Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna
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| Location | |
| Country | Wallis and Futuna |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nouméa |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Nouméa |
| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 14,231 13,631 (95.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 November 1935 (As 11 November 1935) 21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Wallis et Futuna) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of 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– )
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