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Mission sui iuris Tokelau

Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau

Tokelaun(us)

Latin Church mission sui iuris covering the New Zealand territory of Tokelau, formed in 1992 when the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau was split. It lies within the province of Samoa-Apia; the principal church is on the predominantly Catholic atoll of Nukunonu, with services in the Tokelau language.

On the map

Esri
Tokelau, Tokelau, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1992
Catholics
650
Priests
3
Territory
10 km²

Parishes and churches

2 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Ecclesiastical Superior
Mosese Vitolio Tui
Born
9 November 1961
Birthplace
Apia
Institute
SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)

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The cathedral

iglesia del Sagrado Corazón stands in Tokelau, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Tokelau's Catholics are served by the Mission sui iuris of Tokelau (Latin: Missio Sui Iuris Tokelaunum), a Latin Catholic mission suffragan to the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia. It came into being in 1992, when the former Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau was divided into the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and this mission.