Pio Taofinuʻu
Pio Taofinuʻu | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia | |
| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia |
| Installed | September 10, 1982 |
| Term ended | November 16, 2002 |
| Predecessor | George Hamilton Pearce |
| Successor | Alapati Lui Mataeliga |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 8, 1954 |
| Consecration | May 29, 1968 |
| Created cardinal | March 5, 1973 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1923 |
| Died | January 19, 2006 (aged 82) Samoa |
| Buried | Mulivai, Apia Samoa |
| Styles of Pio Taofinuʻu | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Samoa-Apia |
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Pio Taofinuʻu, S.M. (December 8, 1923 – January 19, 2006) was a 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 Taofinuʻu Solomona and his mother, Mau.