The Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction consisting of the Independent State of Samoa.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Monseigneur Pierre-Jean Broyer
Society of Mary (Marists)
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The Society of Mary, better known as the Marists, is a Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right. Founded in Cerdon, France, by Jean-Claude Colin, the Society of Mary was recognized by an ap
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
…establishment by canonical erection by the Holy See on August 20, 1850, of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago, entrusted to the Society of Mary (Marists). On January 4, 1957, the Vatican changed the name of the Vicariate Apostolic to Samoa and the Tokelau Islands. The vicariate apostolic was elevated to…
Venerable Jean-Claude Colin, founder of the Society of Mary
Saint Peter Chanel, patron saint of Oceania.
Saint Marcellin Champagnat founder of the Marist Brothers.