Alapati Lui Mataeliga

Alapati Lui Mataeliga (born 4 January 1953)[1] is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. He was born in Sataua on the island of Savai'i.[1] He was ordained for the presbyterate of the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau on July 5, 1977.[1] Upon the retirement of Cardinal Pio Taofinu'u, Father Mataeliga was appointed by the Holy See as the second Archbishop of Samoa-Apia on November 16, 2002.[1] He was consecrated to the episcopate and installed as ordinary by Archbishop Patrick Coveney, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, on January 3, 2003.[1]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Alapati Lui Mataeliga
Archbishop of Samoa-Apia
ArchdioceseSamoa-Apia
AppointedNovember 16, 2002
InstalledJanuary 3, 2003
PredecessorPio Taofinu'u
Orders
OrdinationJuly 5, 1977
by Pio Taofinu'u
ConsecrationJanuary 3, 2003
by Patrick Coveney, Petero Mataca, and Soane Lilo Foliaki
Personal details
Born (1953-01-04) January 4, 1953
Sataua, Samoa
ParentsLauiliu Utu Vaoliko Mata'eliga (mother) and Vaoliko Sui Panitaleo Mata'eliga (father)
Styles of
Alapati Lui Mataeliga
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

On 31 May 2021, during the 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis, Alapati denounced caretaker prime minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi for ignoring the courts and refusing to yield power.[2] In the aftermath of the crisis, when the FAST government was refusing to allow opposition MPs to be sworn into parliament, Alapati performed an ifoga outside the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in order to seek peace.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Archbishop Alapati Lui Mata'eliga [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (June 1, 2021). ""Your time is done": Archbishop to caretaker P.M. Tuilaepa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  3. Marc Membrere (September 16, 2021). "Archbishop joins ifoga; asks Govt. for peace". Samoa Observer. Retrieved September 17, 2021.


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