Soane Patita Paini Mafi
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| Born | Soane Patita Paini Mafi 19 December 1961 |
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| Motto | Ke Loloto e Tui (Deepen the Faith) |
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Soane Patita Paini Mafi (Tongan pronunciation:
Early life
Mafi was born into a strongly Catholic family. His father and grandfather were
Priesthood
He then spent four years in parish work on the Tongan island of
He spent three years studying religious education at Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, graduating in 2000. He was then stationed for six years in Suva (Fiji), engaged in the formation training of local priests.[6]
Bishop
Mafi was appointed coadjutor bishop of Tonga in June 2007 and was consecrated bishop in that year. When he succeeded Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki as Bishop of Tonga on 18 April 2008, he became the first diocesan priest to be bishop of the diocese of Tonga.[6] His three predecessors were members of the Society of Mary. He participated in the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization held on October 5–19, 2014. Mafi has been president of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific since 2010.[3]
Cardinal
On 14 February 2015, Pope Francis appointed Mafi a
Honours and awards
- National honours
Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Commander (31 July 2008).[1]
See also
- Cardinals created by Francis
- Roman Catholicism in Tonga
References
- ^ a b "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "MAFI Card. Soane Patita Paini". Vatican Press Office. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b Christopher Lamb, "Red hats for a global Church", The Tablet, 8 January 2014 (Retrieved 11 January 2015)
- ^ "Consistoro Ordinario Pubblico Del 14 Febraio 2015 Assegnazione Dei Titoli E Delle Diaconie Ai Nuovoi Cardinali". Vatican website. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals". BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Peter Grace, First-ever cardinal appointed for Tonga", NZ Catholic, 15 January 2015, p. 1.
- ^ Patrick Downes (January 28, 2016). "Hawaii welcomes Tonga's first, church's youngest cardinal". hawaiicatholicherald.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Olsen, Simone (May 2015). "Roman Curia appointments for Oceania cardinals". Wel-Com. Wellington. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
External links
- "Mafi Card. Soane Patita Paini". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
