Back Gereja Katolik di Tonga ID Chiesa cattolica nelle Tonga Italian Kościół katolicki na Tonga Polish Католицизм в Тонге Russian

Catholic Church in Tonga

Part of a series on the
Catholic Church by country
Distribution of Catholics around the world
Africa
Asia
Middle East
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
icon Catholicism portal
First mass in Tonga, depicted on a glass-in-lead window of the Catholic Church of Lapaha.

The Catholic Church in Tonga is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of its local bishop in communion with the Bishop of Rome. It is estimated that approximately 16% of the population of the Pacific island Kingdom are Catholic, being 15,767 in 2004.[1]1 Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi succeeded as Bishop of Tonga in 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Tonga". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

Rich TVX News Network Site

Rich TVX News Network Info

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search