Congratulations, Tamati Alefosio Sefo MSC, New Prefect Apostolic of the Marshall Islands.

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic prefecture of the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands, presented by the Reverend Fr. Ariel A. Galido, M.S.C.

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Tamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C., until now parish priest of Saint Peter Chanel in Samoa, as prefect apostolic of the same apostolic prefecture.

Curriculum vitae

The Reverend Fr. Tamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C., was born on 28 April 1972 in Tafitoala Safata, Samoa. After his studies in philosophy and theology at the Pacific Regional Seminary, Suva, Fiji, he was ordained a priest on 27 November 2004.

After ordination, he first held the roles of interim parish priest of Saint Andrew in Faleula, Samoa (2005), and parish priest of Saint Agnes in Samabula, Fiji (2006-2009). Following a course in formation at Marymount Mercy Centre, New South Wales, Australia (2010), he went on to serve as formator and then director of formation of the M.S.C. (2011-2014), chalrman of the Chevalier Youth Trust Board (2015-2023), superior of the M.S.C.-Pacific Union (2015-2021), and M.S.C. provincial superior of the islands of the Pacific (2021-2023). Since 2023 he has been parish priest of Saint Peter Chanel in Samoa.

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