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'''Soane Patita Paini Mafi''' (born 19 December 1961) is the fourth [[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> |
'''Soane Patita Paini ''Cardinal'' Mafi''' (born 19 December 1961) is the fourth [[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> At the age of 53, on 14 February 2015, he was appointed by [[Pope francis]] as the first ever cardinal from Tonga and he became on that date the youngest member of the [[College of Cardinals|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>with the title of cardinal priest of Sant'Ippolito<ref name="Vat">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = | title =Consistoro Ordinario Pubblico Del 14 Febraio 2015 Assegnazione Dei Titoli E Delle Diaconie Ai Nuovoi Cardinali | work = | location =Vatican website | url =http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/2015/documents/ns_lit_doc_20150214_titoli-diaconie-nuovi-cardinali_it.html | accessdate = 15 February 2015 }}</ref> at a [[Papal consistory|Consistory]]. <ref name="Beeb">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = | title =Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals | work = | location =BBC News | url =http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31471419 | accessdate = 15 February 2015 }}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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His Eminence Soane Patita Paini Mafi | |
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| Cardinal 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 |
| Created cardinal | 14 February 2015 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1961 |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Tonga |
Soane Patita Paini Cardinal Mafi (born 19 December 1961) is the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Tonga.[1] At the age of 53, on 14 February 2015, he was appointed by Pope francis as the first ever cardinal from Tonga and he became on that date the youngest member of the Sacred College of Cardinals[2]with the title of cardinal priest of Sant'Ippolito[3] at a Consistory. [4]
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, 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 in 1991 at the age of 29.[5]
Priesthood
He then spent four years in parish work on the island of Ha'apai. In 1995 Bishop Foliaki appointed him Vicar-General of the diocese at the age of 34. He was only 5 years ordained. He spent three years studying religious education at Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, graduating in 2000. He was then stationed for six years in Suva engaged in the formation training of local priests.[5]
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 of the diocese of Tonga. [5] 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.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi". catholic-hierarchy.org. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
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