John Ikataere

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| name = John Ikataere

| honorific-suffix = MSC

| title = Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Funafuti

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| archdiocese = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva

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| diocese = Roman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti

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| term_start = 24 September 2010

| term_end = 8 February 2014

| predecessor = Camille DesRosiers

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| successor = Reynaldo B. Getalado

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| ordination = 30 September 1972

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| rank = Priest

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|01|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Butaritari, Gilbert and Ellice Islands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|02|08|1944|01|05|df=y}}

| death_place = Suva, Fiji

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| nationality = I-Kiribati

| religion = Roman Catholic

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| alma_mater = St Peter Channel Seminary in Ulapia

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Father John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. (5 January 1944 − 8 February 2014) was a Roman Catholic priest who served as the Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Funafuti from 2010 to 2014.{{cite web |title=Father John Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brarikin.html |website=Catholic Hierarchy |access-date=24 February 2014}}