Catholic Church in Tonga, the Glossary

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1. 30 relations: Animism, Apostolic vicariate, Cardinal (Catholic Church), Catholic Church, Culture of Tonga, Fiji, Futuna (Wallis and Futuna), George Tupou I, Jean-Baptiste Pompallier, Methodism, Muʻa (Tongatapu), New Caledonia, Niue, Papal consistory, Polynesian culture, Polynesians, Pope, Pope Francis, Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga, Sabbath in Christianity, Samoa, Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Society of Mary (Marists), Sydney, Tonga, Tuʻi Tonga, Tuʻi Tonga Empire, Wallis and Futuna, World Youth Day 2008, Zenit News Agency.

Animism

Animism (from meaning 'breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Apostolic vicariate

An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established.

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Cardinal (Catholic Church)

A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis) is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Culture of Tonga

The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3,000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times.

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Fiji

Fiji (Viti,; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)

Futuna is the largest island in Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, located in the Pacific Ocean, part of the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer) of Wallis and Futuna.

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George Tupou I

George Tupou I (4 December 1797 – 18 February 1893), originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first king of modern Tonga.

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Jean-Baptiste Pompallier

Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier (11 December 1801 – 21 December 1871) was the first Roman Catholic bishop in New Zealand and, with priests and brothers of the Marist order, he organised the Roman Catholic Church throughout the country.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Muʻa (Tongatapu)

Mua is a small town in the Hahake (eastern) district on the island of Tongatapu, and it was for centuries the ancient capital of the Tongan empire.

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New Caledonia

New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a ''sui generis'' collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about east of Australia, and from Metropolitan France.

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Niue

Niue (Niuē) is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand.

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Papal consistory

In the Roman Catholic Church a consistory is a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals called by the pope.

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Polynesian culture

Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society.

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Polynesians

Polynesians are an ethnolinguistic group comprising closely related ethnic groups native to Polynesia, which encompasses the islands within the Polynesian Triangle in the Pacific Ocean.

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Pope

The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis (Franciscus; Francesco; Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga

The Diocese of Tonga (Latin: Dioecesis Tongana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Tonga.

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Sabbath in Christianity

Many Christians observe a weekly day set apart for rest and worship called a Sabbath in obedience to Gods commandment to remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, usually on Sunday, the Lord's Day.

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Samoa

Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua).

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Soane Patita Paini Mafi

Soane Patita Paini Mafi (born 19 December 1961) is the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Tonga.

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Society of Mary (Marists)

The Society of Mary (Societas Mariæ), better known under the name Marist, is a religious congregation under pontifical right.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania.

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Tuʻi Tonga

The Tuʻi Tonga is a line of Tongan kings, which originated in the tenth century with the mythical ʻAhoʻeitu, and withdrew from political power in the fifteenth century by yielding to the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua.

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Tuʻi Tonga Empire

The Tui Tonga Empire, or Tongan Empire, are descriptions sometimes given to Tongan expansionism and projected hegemony in Oceania which began around 950 CE, reaching its peak during the period 1200–1500.

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Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast.

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World Youth Day 2008

World Youth Day 2008 was a Catholic youth festival that started on 15 July and continued until 20 July 2008 in Sydney, Australia.

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Zenit News Agency

ZENIT is a non-profit news agency that reports on the Catholic Church and matters important to it from the perspective of Catholic doctrine.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Tonga

Also known as Catholicism in Tonga, History of the Catholic Church in Tonga, Roman Catholic Church in Tonga, Roman Catholicism in Tonga.