Suffragan diocese Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna
Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
Uvean(us) et Futunen(sis)
Latin Church
The Latin rite Diocese of Wallis and Futuna covers the French Pacific territory of the same name, where about 96 percent of residents are Catholic. Erected as an Apostolic Vicariate on 11 November 1935, it became a diocese on 21 June 1966 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Noumea. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Mata-Utu; the see is sede vacante following Bishop Susitino Sionepoe's 2025 transfer to Noumea.
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- Established
- 1935
- Catholics
- 13,631
- Priests
- 12
- Territory
- 256 km²
Parishes and churches
12 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral of Our Lady of the AssumptionMata-Utu, Wallis · CathedralView parish
- Notre-Dame des Martyrs Church of Our Lady of the MartyrsOno, FutunaView parish
- Sacré-Coeur Church of the Sacred HeartTepa, WallisView parish
- Saint Pierre Chanel Shrine of St. Peter ChanelPoï, FutunaView parish
- Saint-Jean-Marie-Vianney Church of St. John VianneyMala’efo’ou, WallisView parish
- Saint-Joseph Church of St. JosephMala’efo’ou, WallisView parish
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Church of Sts. Peter and PaulVaitupu, WallisView parish
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Church of St. Vincent de PaulGahi, WallisView parish
- Sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus Church of St. Therese of the Child JesusLiku, WallisView parish
- Sainte-Anne Church of St. AnnHahake, WallisView parish
- Sainte-Jeanne d’Arc Church of St. Joan of ArcTe’esi, WallisView parish
- Sainte-Thérèse Church of St. ThereseTufuone, WallisView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Born
- 9 July 1943
- Birthplace
- Juvardeil
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARIANISTI) (S.M.)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu stands in Wallis et Futuna, 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
First erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1935 and raised to a diocese in 1966, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Latin: Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis; French: Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna) serves Wallis and Futuna as a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. Its bishop sits on the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.