Mission "Sui Iuris" of Funafuti

Funafutinus

Bishop(s)

Eliseo Napiere, M.S.P., Superior

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Mission "Sui Iuris"
Split: 10 September 1982
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Suva
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Tuvalu
Region: Pacific (Oceania)
Square Kilometers: 26 (10 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Teone Catholic Centre, P.O. Box 58, Funafuti, Tuvalu
Telephone: 20-527

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pio Taofinu’u, S.M. † (10 Sep 1982 Appointed - 7 Aug 1985 Resigned)
John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. † (7 Aug 1985 Appointed - 14 Jul 1986 Resigned)
Camille DesRosiers, S.M. † (14 Jul 1986 Appointed - 2010 Resigned)
John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. † (24 Sep 2010 Appointed - 8 Feb 2014 Died)
Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. (24 Feb 2014 Appointed - 8 Dec 2023 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands)
Eliseo Napiere, M.S.P. (3 Jun 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10 September 1982	Split	Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Funafuti (Tuvalu) Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru
21 March 2003	Metropolitan Changed		Mission "Sui Iuris" of Funafuti (from Samoa-Apia)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1990 77 8,860 .9% 1 1 77 1 ap1991

1999 107 10,043 1.1% 1 1 107 1 1 ap2000

2000 109 10,400 1.0% 1 1 109 1 1 ap2001

2001 112 10,450 1.1% 1 1 112 1 1 ap2002

2002 112 10,500 1.1% 1 1 112 1 1 ap2003

2003 117 11,343 1.0% 1 1 117 1 1 ap2004

2004 122 9,564 1.3% 1 1 122 1 1 ap2005

2010 119 10,000 1.2% 1 1 119 1 1 1 ap2011

2014 116 11,000 1.1% 1 1 116 1 1 ap2015

2017 110 11,000 1.0% 1 ap2018

2020 110 11,192 1.0% 1 ap2021

2022 110 11,100 1.0% 1 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	77	8,860	.9%	1	1	77		1		ap1991
1999	107	10,043	1.1%	1	1	107		1	1	ap2000
2000	109	10,400	1.0%	1	1	109		1	1	ap2001
2001	112	10,450	1.1%	1	1	112		1	1	ap2002
2002	112	10,500	1.1%	1	1	112		1	1	ap2003
2003	117	11,343	1.0%	1	1	117		1	1	ap2004
2004	122	9,564	1.3%	1	1	122		1	1	ap2005
2010	119	10,000	1.2%	1	1	119	1	1	1	ap2011
2014	116	11,000	1.1%	1	1	116		1	1	ap2015
2017	110	11,000	1.0%						1	ap2018
2020	110	11,192	1.0%						1	ap2021
2022	110	11,100	1.0%						1	ap2023