Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago comprises American Samoa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago comprises American Samoa.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States overseas dependency of American Samoa. It was canonically erected on September 10, 1982[1], taking territory from what once was a unified Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau. The diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia.[2]

The prelate is a bishop which pastors the motherchurch, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in the City of Pago Pago. He is also pastor of the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Worker.

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John Quinn Weitzel M.M. (1986 - )

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  1. ^ Samoa-Pago Pago (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
  2. ^ Samoa-Apia (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
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