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Diocese of Tonga

Dioecesis Tongana



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Bishop(s)

  • Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Cardinal, Bishop

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania
23 August 1842ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Western Oceania Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania (erected)
12 January 1845Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania Vicariate Apostolic of Western Oceania (Tonga)
23 July 1847Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia) (erected)
20 August 1850Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania Vicariate Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori} (erected)
27 March 1863Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania Prefecture Apostolic of Fiji Island (erected)
11 November 1935Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania (Wallis, Futuna, Alofi and the surrounding rocks) Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}
13 April 1937Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}
Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands
22 March 1957Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga} Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands
Diocese of Tonga
21 June 1966ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands Diocese of Tonga
31 May 1972Territory LostDiocese of Tonga (Niue Island) Diocese of Rarotonga

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}
19506,38832,00020.0%3912532938ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands
Diocese of Tonga
197014,48892,80015.6%62127536248213ap1971
198014,93690,07216.6%91625597323913ap1981
199012,63792,36513.7%14923549335113ap1991
199915,53997,44615.9%10919817204813ap2000
200015,53997,44615.9%10919817255113ap2001
200115,33997,44615.7%13922697274313ap2002
200215,79997,92616.1%131023686264411ap2003
200315,76797,89416.1%14822716284013ap2004
200415,76797,89416.1%18927583264713ap2005
201013,367103,39112.9%29938351154114ap2011
201414,332103,39113.9%191231462203914ap2015
201714,691103,39814.2%17926565154714ap2018
202012,297102,27512.0%281139315143315ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 308, and Page 309
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 752

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