Diocese of Wallis et Futuna Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna  | |
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![]() Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption  | |
| Location | |
| Country | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nouméa | 
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Nouméa | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) | 
| Population - Total - Catholics  | (as of 2010) 14,231 13,631 (95.8%)  | 
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | 
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church | 
| Rite | Roman Rite | 
| Established | 11 November 1935 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna) 21 June 1966 (As Diocese of Wallis et Futuna)  | 
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu | 
| Patron saint | Peter Chanel | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Bishop | Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. | 
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet | 
| Bishops emeritus | Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. | 
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Latin: Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis; French: Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna) in Wallis and Futuna is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1935 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. The Bishop of Wallis et Futuna is a member of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.
Ordinaries
- Alexandre Poncet, S.M. (1935–1961)
 - Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. (1961–1974)
 - Laurent Fuahea (1974–2005) - Bishop Emeritus
 - Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. (2005–2018)
 - Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. (2019- )
 
External links and references
- "Diocese of Wallis et Futuna". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
 - Resignation of Bishop de Rasilly S.M.
 
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