The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (

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: ''Dioecesis Uveanus et Futunensis'';

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: ''Diocèse de Wallis et Futuna'') in

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is a suffragan diocese of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Numeanus''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Nouméa'') is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Fut ...

. 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

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Ordinaries

Alexandre Poncet Alexandre Poncet (born in 1884 in Saint-Chamond, Loire) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna. He was appointed bishop in 1935. He died in 1973. After ordination as a priest Poncet served as a chaplai ...

, 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- )

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Resignation of Bishop de Rasilly S.M.

Wallis et Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

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