Alapati Lui Mataeliga
The Most Reverend Alapati Lui Mataeliga | |
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| Archbishop of Samoa-Apia | |
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| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia |
| Installed | November 16, 2002 |
| Predecessor | Pio Taofinu'u |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 5, 1977 |
| Consecration | Jan 3, 2003 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1953 Sataua, Samoa |
| Parents | Lauiliu Utu Vaoliko Mata'eliga(mother) and Vaoliko Sui Panitaleo Mata'eliga(father). |
Alapati Lui Mataeliga was born in Sataua, Samoa on January 4, 1953. He was ordained for the presbyterate of the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau on July 5, 1977. Upon the retirement of Cardinal Pio Taofinu'u, Father Mataeliga was appointed by the Holy See as the second Archbishop of Samoa-Apia on November 16, 2002. He was consecrated to the episcopate and installed as ordinary by Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, on January 3, 2003.
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