Alapati Lui Mataeliga
Alapati Lui Mataeliga | |
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| Archbishop of Samoa-Apia | |
| Archdiocese | Samoa-Apia |
| Appointed | November 16, 2002 |
| Installed | January 3, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Pio Taofinu'u |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 5, 1977 by Pio Taofinu'u |
| Consecration | January 3, 2003 by Patrick Coveney, Petero Mataca, and Soane Lilo Foliaki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1953 Sataua, Samoa |
| Parents | Lauiliu Utu Vaoliko Mata'eliga (mother) and Vaoliko Sui Panitaleo Mata'eliga (father) |
| Styles of Alapati Lui Mataeliga | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Alapati Lui Mataeliga (born 4 January 1953)[1] is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. He was born in Sataua on the island of Savai'i.[1] He was ordained for the presbyterate of the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau on July 5, 1977.[1] Upon the retirement of Cardinal Pio Taofinu'u, Father Mataeliga was appointed by the Holy See as the second Archbishop of Samoa-Apia on November 16, 2002.[1] He was consecrated to the episcopate and installed as ordinary by Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, on January 3, 2003.[1]
On 31 May 2021, during the 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis, Alapati denounced caretaker prime minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi for ignoring the courts and refusing to yield power.[2] In the aftermath of the crisis, when the FAST government was refusing to allow opposition MPs to be sworn into parliament, Alapati performed an ifoga outside the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in order to seek peace.[3]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- List of Catholic dioceses in South Pacific Conference states
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Archbishop Alapati Lui Mata'eliga [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (June 1, 2021). ""Your time is done": Archbishop to caretaker P.M. Tuilaepa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Marc Membrere (September 16, 2021). "Archbishop joins ifoga; asks Govt. for peace". Samoa Observer. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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