Mosese Vitolio Tui

Mosese Vitolio Tui (born November 9, 1961) is a Samoan priest of the Catholic Church who serves as archbishop for the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Tokelau.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Mosese Vitolio Tui SDB
Archbishop of Samoa-Apia and Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau
Archdiocese	Samoa-Apia
Appointed	June 12, 2024
Installed	August 22, 2024
Predecessor	Alapati Lui Mataeliga
Orders
Ordination	December 3, 1994
Consecration	August 22, 2024 by Peter Brown, Kolio Etuale, and Stephen Lowe
Personal details
Born	(1961-11-09) November 9, 1961 (age 63) Apia, Samoa
Motto	Vivi'i Lo'u Loto I Le Ali'i (My Heart Praises the Lord)
Coat of arms

Styles of Mosese Vitolio Tui
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Tui was born on November 9, 1961, in Apia, Samoa. In 1986, he entered the Salesian novitiate in Lysterfield, Australia, and made his first religious vows in 1987. He professed his solemn vows on December 8, 1992. On December 3, 1994, Tui was ordained to the priesthood in Alafua, Samoa, becoming the first Salesian Samoan.

Episcopal career

Pope Francis appointed Tui archbishop for the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia on June 12, 2024.^[1][2][3] On August 22, 2024, Tui was consecrated as a bishop.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops