Metropolitan see Suva, Fiji
Archdiocese of Suva
Suvan(us)
Latin Church
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering Fiji, originating as the Vicariate Apostolic of Fiji in 1887 and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese in 1966. Its suffragans are Rarotonga (Cook Islands), Tarawa and Nauru, and the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti (Tuvalu). Its seat is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva.
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- Established
- 1887
- Catholics
- 66,000
- Priests
- 124
- Territory
- 18,274 km²
Parishes and churches
36 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. PeterNamosiView parish
- St. Peter ChanelNasaliaView parish
- St. Peter ChanelDelainavesiView parish
- St. Pius XRaiwaqaView parish
- St. TeresaBemanaView parish
- St. Vincent de PaulNausoriView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Peter Loy Chong
- Born
- 30 January 1961
- Birthplace
- Natovi
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Suva stands in Suva, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Fiji's Latin Catholic metropolitan archdiocese is the Archdiocese of Suva (Latin: Archidioecesis Suvana), created in 1966 as successor to the Apostolic Vicariate of Fiji. Its responsibility extends to the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga and Tarawa and Nauru, and, since 21 March 2003, to the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti.
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