archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
Comprises the Independent State of Samoa.
Founded as the Vicariate Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators on 20 August 1850.
Name changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Isole Samoa e Tokelau on 4 January 1957.
Elevated to the diocese of Apia on 21 June 1966.
Name changed to the Diocese of Apia o Samoa and Tokelau on 10 August 1974.
Name changed to the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau on 3 December 1975.
Elevated to the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau on 10 September 1982.
Name changed to the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia on 26 June 1992.
Suffragen dioceses include
See also
New Catholic Dictionary
