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Territory of American Samoa (American Samoa)

(Dependency of United States United States)

American Samoa

Also known as: Amerikanisch-Samoa (Deutsch), Samoa Americana (español, Português, latine), Samoa américaines (français), Samoa Americane (Italiano), Samoa Amerykańskie (polski), Amerika Sāmoa (Samoan), 美屬薩摩亞 (繁體中文), アメリカ領サモア (日本語)

Continent: Oceania

Capital: Pago Pago

Population: 57,900

Area: 199 km²

Religions: Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%

Languages: Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English

Neighbouring Countries: Cook Islands Cook Islands, Samoa Samoa, Tokelau Tokelau, Tonga Tonga


Circumscriptions (1): Dioceses (1)


Roman Rite (1): Samoa–Pago Pago


by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions



Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (2)

Celebrations Celebrations


Papal Visits


Apostolic Delegation: Pacific Ocean Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo (60)

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.) Link Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi (50)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.) Archbishop John Atcherley Dew (63)


as of 2012.01.15

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