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His Eminence and Lordship Soane Patita Paini Mafi | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Tonga | |
 The cardinal in Rome on 23 October 2015. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Tonga |
| See | Tonga |
| Appointed | 18 April 2008 |
| Installed | 21 April 2008 |
| Predecessor | Soane Lilo Foliaki |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Paola Romana (2015-) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1991 by Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau |
| Consecration | 4 October 2007 by Soane Lilo Foliaki |
| Created cardinal | 14 February 2015 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Soane Patita Paini Mafi 19 December 1961 |
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| Motto | Ke Loloto e Tui (Deepen the Faith) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence and Lordship[1] |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence and Lordship |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Soane Patita Paini Mafi (Tongan pronunciation: [soaːne patita paɪni mafi]) (born 19 December 1961) is the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Tonga.[2] At the age of 53, on 14 February 2015, he was appointed by Pope Francis as the first ever cardinal from Tonga and he became on that date the youngest member of the College of Cardinals[3] with the title of cardinal priest assigned to the titular church of Santa Paola Romana.[4][5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
MT2008awas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "MAFI Card. Soane Patita Paini". Vatican Press Office. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Christopher Lamb, "Red hats for a global Church", The Tablet, 8 January 2014 (Retrieved 11 January 2015)
- ^ "Consistoro Ordinario Pubblico Del 14 Febraio 2015 Assegnazione Dei Titoli E Delle Diaconie Ai Nuovoi Cardinali". Vatican website. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals". BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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