Kolio Etuale

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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend

| name = Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale

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| title = Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago

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| diocese = Samoa–Pago Pago

| appointed = August 4, 2022

| enthroned = April 29, 2023

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| predecessor = Peter Brown

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| ordination = March 29, 2003

| ordained_by = John Quinn Weitzel

| consecration = November 4, 2022

| consecrated_by = Peter Brown, Alapati Lui Mataeliga, and Novatus Rugambwa

| birth_name = Kolio Etuale

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|03|17}}

| birth_place = Lotofaga, Samoa

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| alma_mater = Fa'asao Marist High School

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| coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale.svg

| motto = O le alofa e fai taulaga
(Love is sacrifice)

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Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale (born March 17, 1973) is a Samoan prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the third bishop for the Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago since 2023.

Biography

Kolio Etuale was born in Lotofaga, Samoa, on March 17, 1973. On March 29, 2003, Etuale was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John Quinn Weitzel for the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago. He served as the chaplain for St. Theresa Elementary School and was chancellor for the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago before being elevated to Bishop.

Pope Francis appointed Etuale as coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago on August 4, 2022.{{cite news |url= https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/08/04/220804a.html |title= Resignations and Appointments, 04.08.2022 |access-date= August 4, 2022 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.talanei.com/2022/08/04/samoan-priest-named-bishop-elect/ |title=Samoan priest named Bishop-elect |access-date=August 4, 2022}} On November 4, 2022, Etuale was consecrated by Bishop Peter Hugh Brown. On April 29, 2023, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Brown and Etuale succeeded him as bishop.{{cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/04/29/230429a.html |title=Resignations and Appointments, 29.04.2023 |accessdate=April 29, 2023}}

References

External links

[https://diocesesamoapagopago.com/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926182216/https://diocesesamoapagopago.com/ |date=2020-09-26 }}