Laurent Fuahea
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Laurent Fuahea was the Roman Catholic bishop
of the Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
from 1974 until 2005. Fuahea is the first person born in Wallis and Futuna
to become a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church when he was consecrated as such on 16 July 1972. He was ordained a priest
in 1957 and succeeded Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier as bishop of Wallis and Futuna on 25 April 1974. He was succeeded by Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly
.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wallis et Futuna in Wallis and Futuna is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1935 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. -Ordinaries:...
from 1974 until 2005. Fuahea is the first person born in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands , is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast,...
to become a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church when he was consecrated as such on 16 July 1972. He was ordained a priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in 1957 and succeeded Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier as bishop of Wallis and Futuna on 25 April 1974. He was succeeded by Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly
Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly
Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly is the incumbent Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Wallis et Futuna.-External links:**, Catholic-Hierarchy.org...
.