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ARCHDIOCESE OF SAMOA-APIA (Archidioecesis Samoa-Apianus)

Country : Samoa
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1850 as Apostolic Vicariate of Archipelago of the Navigators
Renamed in 1957 to Apostolic Vicariate of Samoa and Tokelau Islands
Elevated in 1966 to Diocese of Apia
Renamed in 1974 to Diocese of Apia o Samoa and Tokelau
Renamed in 1975 to Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau
Elevated to Archdiocese and renamed to Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia in 1982

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia

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Arms of Vicars, Bishops and Archbishops

Guillaume Marie Douarre (1850-1853)
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George Hamilton Pearce (1966-1967)
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Pio Taofinu'u (1968-2002)
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Alapati Lui Mataeliga (2002-present)

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 Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
-Established : 1966 as Diocese of Apia<br>
+Established : 1850 as Apostolic Vicariate of Archipelago of the Navigators<br>
+Renamed in 1957 to Apostolic Vicariate of Samoa and Tokelau Islands<br>
+Elevated in 1966 to Diocese of Apia<br>
 Renamed in 1974 to Diocese of Apia o Samoa and Tokelau<br>
 Renamed in 1975 to Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau<br>
-Elevated ti Archdiocese and renamed to Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia in 1982
+Elevated to Archdiocese and renamed to Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia in 1982
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+File:noumea-douarre.jpg|[[Guillaume Marie Douarre]] (1850-1853)
 No image|[[George Hamilton Pearce]] (1966-1967)
 No image|[[Pio Taofinu'u]] (1968-2002)

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