Mission sui iuris of Funafuti

Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Tuvalu

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The Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti (Latin: Missio Sui Iuris Funafutinum) is a Catholic Latin mission sui juris (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) in Tuvalu, Polynesia.

It depends on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, yet it is exceptionally not exempt, but instead is a suffragan of a Metropolitan archdiocese. Since 21 March 2003, that metropolitan see has been the Archdiocese of Suva; until that date, it had been a different see, i.e., the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia.

Its only place of worship is Teone Church in Vaiaku, on Fongafale island in Tuvalu.

On June 3, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Mission Society of the Philippines priest, Fr. Eliseo Napiere, as superior of the Mission sui iuris of Funafuti. He succeeded Reynaldo B. Getalado, M. S. P., appointed in 2014, who was installed Coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga on April 27.[1]

## History

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Ellice Islands with very few Catholics were united to Gilbert Islands as a protectorate and then British colony Gilbert and Ellice Islands from 1916. The vicariate apostolic of the Gilbert Islands became the Diocese of Tarawa in 1966. The Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti was split on 10 September 1982 into the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru and the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti.

In 2020, estimates suggested that there were 95-100 Catholics in Tuvalu, with one priest.[2][3]

## Ordinaries

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Ecclesiastical Superiors of Funafuti

* Pio Taofinu'u, SM (10 September 1982 – September 1985)
* John Hubert Macey Rodgers SM (7 August 1985 - 14 July 1986)
* Camille DesRosiers, SM (14 July 1986 – 24 September 2010)
* John Ikataere Rarikin, MSC (24 September 2010 - 8 February 2014)
* Reynaldo B. Getalado, MSP (24 February 2014 - 1 June 2024),[4]
* Eliseo Napiere, MSP (2 June 2024 - present)[5]

## See also

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* Tuvalu portal
* Religion in Tuvalu

## References

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1. ^ "Vatican taps Filipino priest to lead papal mission to Pacific nation of Tuvalu". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
2. ^ The ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-28
3. ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, retrieved 2023-08-08
5. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.06.2024". Holy See Press Office. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

## Sources and external links

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* GCatholic, with incumbent bio links
* "Mission "Sui Iuris" of Funafuti". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
* Father Eliseo Napiere, M.S.P.

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