Pio Taofinu'u
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His Eminence Pio Cardinal Taofinu’u S.M. † |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia | |
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| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia |
| Installed | September 10, 1982 |
| Term ended | November 16, 2002 |
| Predecessor | George Hamilton Pearce |
| Successor | Alapati Lui Mataeliga |
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| Ordination | December 8, 1954 |
| Consecration | May 29, 1968 |
| Created Cardinal | March 5, 1973 |
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December 8, 1923 Falealupo, Savai'i Samoa |
| Died | January 19, 2006 (aged 82) Samoa |
| Buried | Mulivai, Apia Samoa |
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Styles of Pio Taofinu'u |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Samoa-Apia |
Pio Taofinu'u, S. M. (December 8, 1923 – January 19, 2006) was a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. Born in the village of Falealupo on the island of Savai'i in Samoa, he was the first Polynesian bishop and cardinal. He was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul VI in the Consistory of 5 March 1973, of the Title of St. Onofrio (St. Humphrey). His father was Taofinu'u Solomona and his mother, Mau.
Taofinu'u was born on December 8, 1923 in Falealupo on Savai'i island's west coast and attended the village catechism school before entering Moamoa Theological College. He continued his studies first at the Seminary of Lano, on Wallis Island and later at the Society of Mary (Marists) Seminary in Greenmeadows (near Napier, in New Zealand).
He was ordained a priest for the Society of Mary (Marists) on December 8, 1954 by Bishop Giovanni Battista Dieter, S.M. He made his profession in the Society of Mary on September 8, 1962.
After ordination, Taofinu'u worked at Leauva'a and Palauli district in Samoa, before going to New York and later returning to Samoa in 1962. Father Taofinu'u accompanied Bishop George Hamilton Pearce, S.M., the then Bishop of Apia (which was later to become the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia) to the Second Vatican Council in Rome. He remained in Rome for three months, taking advantage of his time overseas to visit the Holy Land. After serving as Vicar to Bishop Pearce from 1964, Father Taofinu'u became Vicar General of the diocese in 1966.
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