Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna | |
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 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) |
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| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. |
| Bishops emeritus | Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. |
TheRoman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Latin:Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis;French:Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna) inWallis and Futuna is a suffragan diocese of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected as aVicariate Apostolic in 1935 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. The Bishop of Wallis et Futuna is a member of theEpiscopal Conference of the Pacific.
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