Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti

The Roman Catholic Missio(n) Sui Iuris of Funafuti is a Latin mission sui juris (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) in Tuvalu, Polynesia.

It depends on the Roman missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, yet is exceptionally not exempt but a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia.

Its only church is in Vaiaku, on Fongafale island in Tuvalu. The current Superior is Reynaldo B. Getalado, M. S. P., appointed in 2014.

History

The Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti was split on 10 September 1982 into the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru and the Missio Sui iuris of Funafuti.

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite, so far foreign missionary members of Latin Congregations)

Suffragan Ecclesiastical Superiors of Funafuti

• Pio Taofinu'u, Marists (S. M.) (1982.09.10 – 1985.09), while Apostolic Administrator of Samoa–Pago-Pago bishopric (American Samoa) (1982.09.10 – 1986.06) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia and Tokelau (Samoa) (1982.09.10 – 1992.06.26); previously Bishop of Apia (Samoa) (1968.01.11 – 1974.08.10), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1973.03.05 – 2006.01.19), Bishop of Samoa and Tokelau (Samoa) (1974.08.10 – 1982.09.10); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Samoa–Apia (Samoa) (1992.06.26 – retired 2002.11.16)
•  ? John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S. M. (1985 - 1986)
• Camille DesRosiers, S. M. (1986.07.14 – retired 2010.09.24), no other mandate
• John Ikataere Rarikin, Sacred Heart Missionaries (M. S. C.) (24 September 2010 - death 8 February 2014), no other mandate
• Reynaldo B. Getalado, Mission Society of the Philippines (M. S. P.) (24 February 2014 - ...), no other mandate

Sources and External links

• GCatholic, with incumbent bio links