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Revision as of 13:26, 16 March 2018
Archdiocese of Suva Archidioecesis Suvana | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Fiji |
| Metropolitan | Suva |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Suva |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Loy Chong |
| Suffragans | Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva (Latin: Archidioecesis Suvana) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Fiji. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga and Tarawa and Nauru and —as of 21 March 2003—the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti. The archdiocese was created in 1966, to succeed the Apostolic Vicariate of Fiji.
Ordinaries
Bishops
- Jean-Baptiste Breheret, S. M. (1863–1887)
- Julien Vidal, S. M. (1887–1922)
- Charles-Joseph Nicolas, S. M. (1922–1941)
- Victor Frederick Foley, S. M. (1944–1967)
Archbishops
- George Hamilton Pearce, S. M. (1967–1976)
- Petero Mataca (1976–2012)
- Peter Loy Chong (since 2013)
- Archdiocese Of Suva - www.archdioceseofsuva.org (since 2013)
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Suva". Catholic-Hierarchy.
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