Soane Lilo Foliaki (18 April 1933 − 24 December 2013) was the third
Roman Catholic
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bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga.
Education
Soane was educated at
St Patrick's College, Silverstream
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. He graduated the
University of Hull
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, and achieved a degree in mathematics.
Priesthood
He was ordained to the priesthood on 21 July 1955, Foliaki was named bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga,
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
on 10 June 1994 and retired on 18 April 2008.
Death
He died in
Nuku‘alofa on December 24, 2013.
His funeral was held at
St Peter Chanel’s church,
Clover Park, New Zealand on December 29, 2013.
References
External links
The Most Reverend Soane Foliaki, s.m. Emeritus Bishop of Tonga
1933 births
2013 deaths
People from Tongatapu
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Tonga
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Tonga
Roman Catholic bishops of Tonga
New Zealand expatriates in Tonga
Expatriate bishops
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