Catholic Church in Samoa

By Type (1)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Samoa–Apia

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Apostolic Nunciature: Samoa

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.)

Geography

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Apia

Area: 2,821 km²

Population: 200,108

Former Name: Western Samoa

Neighbouring Countries: ← Wallis and Futuna , ↖ Tuvalu , ↑ Tokelau , → American Samoa , ↓ Tonga

Cultural Summary

Religions: Protestant 52.6% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Mormon 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 6.3%, other Protestant 2.4%, other 2.4% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2%

Languages: Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Somoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6%

Ethnic Groups: Samoan 97.4%, other 2.6%

Motto: Fa’avae i le Atua Samoa (Samoan) (God be the Foundation of Samoa)