Catholic Church

in

Kingdom of Tonga (Tonga)

Tonga

Also known as: Tonga (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português, latine), les Tonga (français), 湯加 (正體中文), トンガ (日本語)

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Nuku'alofa

Neighbouring Countries: Fiji Fiji, ↖ Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, ↑ Samoa Samoa, ↗ American Samoa American Samoa, → Niue Niue

By Type (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Tonga


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Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions


Apostolic Nunciature: Tonga Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa (65)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.) Bishop Paul Patrick Donoghue, S.M. (74)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.) Bishop Anthony Randazzo (56)

CardinalsCardinals (1 elector/1 total)

Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi (61)Soane Patita Paini Mafi (61)

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BishopsBishops

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Jubilarians

Recent Events

Special Churches

Cathedrals Cathedrals (1)

Basilicas Basilicas (1)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Catholic Population: 12,000 Catholics (12.0% of 100,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes

Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 52 priests (41 diocesan, 11 religious), 3 permanent deacons (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 44 religious (2 brothers, 42 sisters), 15 major seminarians, 199 catechists

Summary

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)


Last updated on 2023.08.12

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