‘Ua tōfia āloa’ia ‘e Pope Falanisisi, le Afioga ia Pātele Mose Vitolio Tui (SDB), ‘o le Pātele ‘o le ‘aulotu ‘a St Paul’s ‘i Massey ‘i ‘Aukilani Sisifo, ‘e ‘avea ma ‘Aki’epikopō fou ‘o le Pule’aga Fa’a-‘Aki’epikopō Sāmoa-Apia. ‘O le fa’aaliga lea na faia ‘i Roma ‘i le itulā ‘e 10 ‘i le po ‘i Niu Sila (12 Iuni 2024), 12 ‘i le aoauli ‘i Rōma. ‘O le ‘a suitulaga ai nei le Afioga ‘i le ‘Aki’epikopō filifilia ia Tui ia ‘Aki’epikopō Alapati Lui Mata’eliga, ‘o lē na tu’ua le mālō ‘i le tausaga talu ai. Na soifua mai ‘i Sāmoa ‘i le 1961 ‘Aki’epikopō Tui, ma ‘o se Pātele ‘a le Salesians ‘o Don Bosco. Na fa’au’uina ‘o ia ‘i le 1994 ‘i le ‘Ekalesia St John Bosco, Sinamoga, Apia.

Pope Francis has officially appointed the Reverend Father Mosese Vitolio Tui (SDB), the priest of St Paul’s parish in Massey in West Auckland, to be the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese Sāmoa-Apia. The appointment was made in Rome at 10pm (NZT), noon in Rome. His Excellency will replace the late Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga who passed away last year. Achbishop-elect Tui was born in Sāmoa in 1961, and is a priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He was ordained in 1994 at St John Bosco Church, Sinamoga, Apia.