Catholic ChurchinKingdom of Tonga (Tonga) | ![]() |
Also known as: les Tonga (français), Tonga (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português, latine), 湯加 (正體中文), トンガ (日本語)
Continent: Oceania
Capital: Nuku'alofa
Area: 717 km²
Population: 106,479
Religions: Protestant 64.1% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 35%, Free Church of Tonga 11.9%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Assembly of God 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 1.6%, other 4.3%), Mormon 18.6%, Roman Catholic 14.2%, other 2.4%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.1%
Languages: Tongan and English 76.8%, Tongan, English, and other language 10.6%, Tongan only (official) 8.7%, English only (official) 0.7%, other 1.7%, none 2.2%
Ethnic Groups: Tongan 97%, part-Tongan 0.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified <0.1%
Motto: Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa (Tongan) (God and Tonga are my Inheritance)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Fiji , ↖ Wallis and Futuna
, ↑ Samoa
, ↗ American Samoa
, → Niue
Jurisdictions (1): Dioceses (1)
Roman Rite (1): Tonga
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total):
Mafi (60) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (1),
Basilicas (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Tonga
Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.)
as of 2022.07.07
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