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(CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father has appointed His Excellency, the Most Reverend Susitino Sionepoe, S.M., currently bishop of Wallis and Futuna, as metropolitan archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia. Pope Francis has also appointed the Reverend Father Tamati Alefosio, M.S.C., currently the parish priest of Saint Peter Chanel in Samoa, as the prefect apostolic of the Marshall Islands. This announcement was published in the Daily Bulletin of the Holy See on January 14, 2025, at noon Rome time.
Bishop Susitino Sionepoe, S.M., succeeds the Most Reverend Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M., as the Holy Father accepted the latter’s resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Noumèa. Archbishop Calvet will be eighty-one years old on April 3, 2025. Bishop Sionepe was born on January 4, 1965, and ordained priest for the Society of Mary on November 28, 1993. He was appointed bishop of Wallis and Futuna on December 24, 2018, and consecrated on March 24, 2019.
Fr. Tamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C., succeeds Fr. Ariel Galido, M.S.C., as prefect of the Marshall Islands. Fr. Sefo was born on April 28, 1972, in Tafitoala Safata, Samoa. He studied philosophy and theology at the Pacific Regional Seminary in Fiji. He was ordained priest on November 27, 2004. He served as a parish priest, director of formation for his congregation, and superior of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, then provincial superior for the Pacific Region from 2021-2023
The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) is filled with joy and immense pride to announce that our President, Archbishop Ryan P. Jimenez, has been chosen by Pope Leo XIV to serve as a member of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. The Holy See officially shared the news in its bulletin on April 9, 2026.
Archbishop Mosese Tui SDB, the Archbishop of Samoa-Apia and former parish priest in West Auckland, New Zealand, has accepted an invitation from the Samoan government to chair the selection panel for this year’s Independence honours. The upcoming 64th Independence celebrations in June will span three days, featuring traditional sports and cultural events. Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa
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The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) joins the Apostolic Nunciature in celebrating a momentous occasion for the Church in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. We are delighted to share the official announcement from His Excellency, Apostolic Nuncio Gábor Pintér, regarding the elevation of Father Tomasz Gdula to the rank of Chaplain of His
