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Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

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The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (Latin: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici) (CEPAC) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church that includes the bishops of several islands in Oceania. The CEPAC is a member of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO).

Member dioceses of CEPAC

Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña

Ecclesiastical Province of Nouméa

  • Archdiocese of Nouméa (New Caledonia)
  • Diocese of Port-Vila (Vanuatu)
  • Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)

Ecclesiastical Province of Papeete

Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia

  • Archdiocese of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)
  • Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)
  • Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau (Tokelau)

Ecclesiastical Province of Suva

  • Archdiocese of Suva (Fiji)
  • Diocese of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)
  • Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati and Nauru)
  • Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Immediately Subject to the Holy See

  • Diocese of Tonga (Tonga and Niue)

Presidents of CEPAC

  • Archbishop Ryan Pagente Jimenez (2023.11[1] – present)
  • Bishop Paul Donoghue (2016 – 2023.11)
  • Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi ( (2010.06 – 2016.09)
  • Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, OFMCap (2003.08 – 2010.06)
  • Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, SM (1996–2003)
  • Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, OFMCap (1991–1996)
  • Bishop Francis-Roland Lambert, SM (1987–1991)
  • Archbishop Petero Mataca (1982–1987)
  • Bishop Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, SM (1978–1982)
  • Archbishop Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, SM (1971–1978)
  • Archbishop George Hamilton Pearce, SM (1970–1971)

Seminary

  • Pacific Regional Seminary, created in 1970 and opened in 1972

References

  1. Back to citation "Episcopal Conference of the Pacific elects a new president". CathNews. November 22, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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