Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States overseas dependency of American Samoa. It was canonically erected on September 10, 1982,[1] taking territory from what once was a unified Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau. The diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia.[2]
The prelate is a bishop which pastors the mother church, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in the City of Pago Pago. He is also pastor of the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Worker.
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[edit] Ordinaries
John Quinn Weitzel M.M. (1986 - )
[edit] Ecclesiastical province
See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Samoa-Apia
[edit] Resources
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago
- Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago
[edit] References
Coordinates: 14°14′S 170°08′W / 14.24°S 170.14°W
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
- Roman Catholic Church in American Samoa
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia
- Religious organizations established in 1982
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