Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia

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

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Arms of Vicars, Bishops and Archbishops

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  Guillaume Marie Douarre (1850-1853)

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  Pierre Jean Broyer (1896-1918)

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  Joseph Darnand (1919-1953)

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  Jean Baptiste Dieter (1953-1955)

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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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