Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Fiji
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga
and Tarawa and Nauru
.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Cook e Mnihiki in 1922, elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands in 1948 and elevated as the Diocese of Rarotonga...
and Tarawa and Nauru
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru in Kiribati is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands in 1897 and elevated to as the Diocese of Tarawa diocese in 1966. There was a name change in 1978 and, in 1982,...
.
Ordinaries
- 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)
- George Hamilton PearceGeorge Hamilton PearceMsgr. George Hamilton Pearce, SM, DD was the first Bishop of Apia and is Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji....
, S. M. (1967–1976) - Petero MatacaPetero MatacaPetero Mataca is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Suva, Fiji. After his education at St. John's College, Cawaci, he was ordained as a priest on 20 December 1959...
(1976– )