Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago, American Samoa

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Samoa–Pago Pago / Samoa–Pagopagen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Samoa–Apia

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Holy Family, Mary, Mother of God (January 1)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 10

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1982.09.10: Established as Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago / Samoa–Pagopagen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau and became suffragan of Samoa–Apia and Tokelau)

Papal Visits

Pope Paul VI (1970.11)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.04.29 – ...):

Bishop Kolio Etuale (51)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Samoa–Pago Pago (Roman Rite)

Bishop Kolio Etuale (51)
(2023.04.29 – ...)

Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

O le alofa e fai taulaga

Born:	1973.03.17 (Lotofaga, Samoa)
Ordained Priest:	2003.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.11.04

Priest of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (2003.03.29 – 2022.08.04)

Coadjutor Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (2022.08.04 – 2023.04.29)

Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (2023.04.29 – ...)

Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. (76)
(2013.05.31 – 2023.04.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)
Apostolic Administrator of Tokelau (Tokelau)
Bishop emeritus of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Ua na’o le atua e faafou mea uma lava

Born:	1947.11.09 (Greymouth, New Zealand)
Ordained Priest:	1981.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.08.22

Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (2013.05.31 – 2023.04.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Samoa–Apia (Samoa) (2023.07.26 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Tokelau (Tokelau) (2023.07.26 – ...)

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M.
(1986.06.09 – 2013.05.31)

Ala una I left alota

Born:	1928.05.10 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1955.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.10.29
Died:	2022.12.30 (Maryknoll, NY, USA † 94)

Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (1986.06.09 – 2013.05.31)

Cardinal Pio Taofinu’u, S.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1982.09.10 – 1986.06)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Kolio Etuale (51) (2022.08.04 – 2023.04.29)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Holy Family, Tafuna, Western
Co-Cathedral: Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker, Fagatogo, Eastern

Churches by City (18)

Tonga (↙), Samoa–Apia (←), Tokelau (↑), Rarotonga (↘)

Statistics (2020.12.31)

Area: 197 km²

Population: 11,700 Catholics (20.8% of 56,300 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 19 priests (17 diocesan, 2 religious), 20 deacons, 7 religious (5 brothers, 2 sisters), 1 seminarian