Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Tonga
Diocese of Tonga
Tongan(us)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese covering the Kingdom of Tonga, with roots in the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania (1842) and elevated to the Diocese of Tonga on 21 June 1966. It is immediately subject to the Holy See; the seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nuku'alofa.
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- Established
- 1966
- Catholics
- 17,000
- Priests
- 38
- Territory
- 947 km²
Parishes and churches
19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Houma churchHoumaView parish
- Kolovai churchKolovaiView parish
- Malia Tupu Imakulata (Cathedral) / St. Mary's CathedralNuku'alofaView parish
- Matafonua churchMatafonuaView parish
- Pangai churchPangaiView parish
- St. Anthony of Padua (Minor Basilica)LongotemeView parish
- St. JosephMatahauView parish
- St. JosephNeiafuView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerLapahaView parish
- St. MichaelNuku'alofaView parish
- St. MichaelTafahiView parish
- St. SosefoFahefaView parish
- St. Teresa of AvilaUtuleiView parish
- St. Thomas MoreNuku'alofaView parish
- St. Vincent de PaulHihifoView parish
- Sts. Joachim and AnnAfaView parish
- Talau churchTalauView parish
- Vaini churchVainiView parish
- Veitongo churchVeitongoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Soane Patita Paini Mafi
- Born
- 19 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Nuku'alofa
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Nuku'alofa stands in Tonga, 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
Catholic life in Tonga is organized as the Diocese of Tonga (Latin: Dioecesis Tongana), a Latin Church diocese whose origins lie in the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania, erected in 1842. After name changes in 1937 and 1957, it was elevated to the Diocese of Tonga on June 21, 1966. Its cathedra stands in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Tongan: Malia Tupu 'Imākulata) in the capital Nuku'alofa.