Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna

Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country	Wallis and Futuna, France
Ecclesiastical province	Nouméa
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Nouméa
Statistics
Area	256 km2 (99 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 14,231 13,631 (95.8%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
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 saint	Peter Chanel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Susitino Sionepoe, S.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet
Bishops emeritus	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.

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. (2005–2018)
• Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. (2019- )

External links and references

• "Diocese of Wallis et Futuna". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
• Resignation of Bishop de Rasilly S.M.

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