Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
| Location | |
| Country | Wallis and Futuna, France |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nouméa |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Nouméa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 14,231 13,631 (95.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 November 1935 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna) 21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Wallis et Futuna) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu |
| Patron saint | Peter Chanel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet |
| Bishops emeritus | Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Latin: Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis; French: Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna) in Wallis and Futuna is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1935 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. The Bishop of Wallis et Futuna is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.