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'''Soane Patita Paini Mafi''' (born 19 December 1961) is the current [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga|Tonga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmafi.html|title=Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi|website=catholic-hierarchy.org|publisher=[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org|Catholic Hierarchy]]|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref> On 4 January 2015 it was announced that Mafi, along with 14 others, would to be elevated to the rank of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]]. He will be formally inducted into the [[College of Cardinals]] on 14 February 2015<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1500002.htm | title=Pope names 15 new cardinal electors, most from global south | publisher=Cathoilc News Service| date=4 January 2015 | accessdate=4 January 2015}}</ref> and will then, at the age of 53, be the youngest member of the Sacred College of Cardinals.<ref name="Tablet">[http://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/2/4330/red-hats-for-a-global-church Christopher Lamb, "Red hats for a global Church", ''The Tablet'', 8 January 2014] (Retrieved 11 January 2015)</ref> |
'''Soane Patita Paini Mafi''' (born 19 December 1961) is the current [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga|Tonga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmafi.html|title=Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi|website=catholic-hierarchy.org|publisher=[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org|Catholic Hierarchy]]|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref> On 4 January 2015 it was announced that Mafi, along with 14 others, would to be elevated to the rank of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]]. He will be formally inducted into the [[College of Cardinals]] on 14 February 2015<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1500002.htm | title=Pope names 15 new cardinal electors, most from global south | publisher=Cathoilc News Service| date=4 January 2015 | accessdate=4 January 2015}}</ref> and will then, at the age of 53, be the youngest member of the Sacred College of Cardinals.<ref name="Tablet">[http://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/2/4330/red-hats-for-a-global-church Christopher Lamb, "Red hats for a global Church", ''The Tablet'', 8 January 2014] (Retrieved 11 January 2015)</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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| ⚫ | He participated in the [[Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops|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.<ref name="Tablet"/> |
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Mafi was born into a strongly Catholic family. His father and grandfather were [[catechist]]s. He grew up in Tonga and, as a young man, he joined a youth group at his parish in [[Kolofo,ou]] near the capital [[Nuku,alofa]] on the main island of [[Tongatapu]]. He studied for the priesthood at the Pacific Regional Seminary in [[Suva|Suva, Fiji]]. He was ordained a priest on 19 December 1961 at the age of 29.<ref=name"Cath">Peter Grace, First-ever cardinal appointed for Tonga", ''NZ Catholic'', 15 January 2015, p. 1.</ref> |
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==Priesthood== |
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He then spent four years in parish work on the island of [[Ha'pai]]. In 1995 Bishop Foliaki appointed him [[Vicar-General]] of the diocese at the age of 34. He was only 5 years ordained. He then spent three years studying religious education at [[Loyola College, Baltimore]], graduating in 2000. He was then stationed in Suva engaged in the formation training of local priests for six years.<ref=name"Cath"/> |
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==Episcopacy== |
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| ⚫ | Mafi was was appointed coadjutor bishop of Tonga in June 2007 and was ordained bishop in that year. When he succeeded Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki as Bishop of Tonga on 18 April 2008, he became the first [[secular clergy|diocesan priest]] to be bishop in the history of the diocese of Tonga. .<ref=name"Cath"/> He participated in the [[Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops|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.<ref name="Tablet"/> |
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Revision as of 06:47, 14 January 2015
Soane Patita Paini Mafi | |
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| Bishop of Tonga | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Tonga |
| Appointed | 18 April 2008 |
| Predecessor | Soane Lilo Foliaki |
| Other post(s) | President of CEPAC |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1991 |
| Consecration | 4 October 2007 by Soane Lilo Foliaki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1961 |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Tonga |
Soane Patita Paini Mafi (born 19 December 1961) is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Tonga.[1] On 4 January 2015 it was announced that Mafi, along with 14 others, would to be elevated to the rank of Cardinal. He will be formally inducted into the College of Cardinals on 14 February 2015[2] and will then, at the age of 53, be the youngest member of the Sacred College of Cardinals.[3]
Early life
Mafi was born into a strongly Catholic family. His father and grandfather were catechists. He grew up in Tonga and, as a young man, he joined a youth group at his parish in Kolofo,ou near the capital Nuku,alofa on the main island of Tongatapu. He studied for the priesthood at the Pacific Regional Seminary in Suva, Fiji. He was ordained a priest on 19 December 1961 at the age of 29.<ref=name"Cath">Peter Grace, First-ever cardinal appointed for Tonga", NZ Catholic, 15 January 2015, p. 1.</ref>
Priesthood
He then spent four years in parish work on the island of Ha'pai. In 1995 Bishop Foliaki appointed him Vicar-General of the diocese at the age of 34. He was only 5 years ordained. He then spent three years studying religious education at Loyola College, Baltimore, graduating in 2000. He was then stationed in Suva engaged in the formation training of local priests for six years.<ref=name"Cath"/>
Episcopacy
Mafi was was appointed coadjutor bishop of Tonga in June 2007 and was ordained 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 in the history of the diocese of Tonga. .<ref=name"Cath"/> 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi". catholic-hierarchy.org. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Pope names 15 new cardinal electors, most from global south". Cathoilc News Service. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b Christopher Lamb, "Red hats for a global Church", The Tablet, 8 January 2014 (Retrieved 11 January 2015)
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