Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (Latin: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici) (CEPAC) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church that includes the bishops of several islands in Oceania. The CEPAC is a member of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO).

Member dioceses of CEPAC

See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Pacific Episcopal Conference

Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña

• Archdiocese of Agaña (Guam)
• Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)
• Diocese of Caroline Islands (Palau and Federated States of Micronesia)
• Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands (Marshall Islands)

Ecclesiastical Province of Nouméa

• Archdiocese of Nouméa (New Caledonia)
• Diocese of Port-Vila (Vanuatu)
• Diocese of Wallis et Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)

Ecclesiastical Province of Papeete

• Archdiocese of Papeete (French Polynesia)
• Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata (French Polynesia)

Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia

• Archdiocese of Samoa–Apia (Samoa)
• Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)
• Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau (Tokelau)

Ecclesiastical Province of Suva

• Archdiocese of Suva (Fiji)
• Diocese of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)
• Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati and Nauru)
• Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti (Tuvalu)

Immediately Subject to the Holy See

• Diocese of Tonga (Tonga and Niue)

Presidents of CEPAC

• Archbishop Ryan Pagente Jimenez (2023.11 – present)
• Bishop Paul Donoghue (2016 – 2023.11)
• Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi ( (2010.06 – 2016.09)
• Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, OFMCap (2003.08 – 2010.06)
• Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, SM (1996–2003)
• Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, OFMCap (1991–1996)
• Bishop Francis-Roland Lambert, SM (1987–1991)
• Archbishop Petero Mataca (1982–1987)
• Bishop Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, SM (1978–1982)
• Archbishop Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, SM (1971–1978)
• Archbishop George Hamilton Pearce, SM (1970–1971)

Seminary

• Pacific Regional Seminary, created in 1970 and opened in 1972

External links

• Official website
• Catholic Hierarchy: Catholic Church in Pacific (Oceania) ^{[self-published]}
• GCatholic: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacificae Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine