The Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago (Latin: Diœcesis Samoa–Pagopagensis) is a Catholic suffragan diocese of the overseas dependency of American Samoa, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Samoa–Apia.Samoa-Apia (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
The see church is the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Tafuna. Kolio Etuale Tumanuvao, is bishop.
History It was canonically erected on 10 September 1982,Samoa–Pago Pago (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] from a unified diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, the bulk of which became its present metropolitan. Pope Paul VI visited the diocese in November, 1970.
Leadership Apostolic administrator Cardinal Pio Taofinuʻu (1982–1986) Bishops
John Quinn Weitzel (1986–2013) Peter Brown (2013–2023) Kolio Etuale (2023–present)
References
Sources and external links Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago Official Site