Oliver Pugoy Aro
| Oliver Pugoy Aro MSP | |
|---|---|
| Superior Emeritus of Tokelau | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Mission sui iuris of Tokelau |
| In office | 6 May 2011 – 2015 |
| Predecessor | Patrick Edward O'Connor |
| Successor | Alapati Lui Mataeliga |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 January 1997 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1961 Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines |
Oliver Pugoy Aro MSP (born 10 October 1961 in Pagadian City, Philippines) is a Filipino religious priest who is Ecclesiastical Superior Emeritus of the Mission sui iuris of Tokelau in Tokelau.
Life
Oliver P. Aro joined the Mission Society of the Philippines and was ordained a priest on 2 January 1997. He then worked as a missionary in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau on 6 May 2011. Aro's inauguration took place on 2 October of the same year. He held the office of Ecclesiastical Superior until 2015.[1] From 2021 he was Parish Priest, Mary Immaculate Parish, Quakers Hill-Schofields, Sydney, New South Wales.[2]
References
- Back to citation "Oliver P. Aro" catholic-hierarchy.org; Father Oliver Aro MSP is installed as Ecclesiastical Superior in Tokelau, msp.org.ph; Christina Gretton, "A cuppa with the priest: Fr Oliver Aro MSP", "Catholic Outlook", 21 April 2021 (Retrieved 17 March 2025)
- Back to citation Christina Gretton, "A cuppa with the priest: Fr Oliver Aro MSP", "Catholic Outlook", 21 April 2021 (Retrieved 17 March 2025)