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Laurent Fuahea

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Laurent Fuahea
Bishop of Wallis et Futuna
Native name Lolesio Fuahea
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
In office 25 April 1975 – 20 June 2005
Predecessor Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier
Successor Ghislain de Rasilly
Previous posts Titular Bishop of Bagai (1972-1974)
Auxiliary Bishop of Wallis et Futuna (1972-1974)
Orders
Ordination 21 December 1957
Consecration 16 July 1972
by Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier
Personal details
Born 5 September 1927
Hihifo, Wallis, Protectorate of Wallis and Futuna, France
Died 2 December 2011 (aged 84)

Laurent Lolesio Fuahea (5 September 1927 – 2 December 2011) was a Wallisian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Wallis et Futuna from 1974 until 2005. He was born in Hihifo, Wallis[1] and became a bishop 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.

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