The Assumption of Mata- Utu - The Cathedral of Wallis and Futuna
The Marian main temple of Wallis and Futuna is the cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Mata-Utu. The first stone church was raised in 1857- 1858 by the impulse of Queen Amelia, converts to Catholicism, and the current building was consecrated on August 12, 1962.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- Built of carved volcanic stone: 60 meters long and a twenty-meter needle that dominates the bay of Mata-Utu.
- Since 1858 he has kept the graves of the customary kings of Uvea.
- It was rebuilt since 1952 under Father Petelo Hamale, blessed in 1959 and consecrated in 1962; the roof was renewed in 1971 through community work.
- The patron of the diocese is Peter Chanel, a protomartir of Oceania, whose basilica is venerated in Poi on the island of Futuna.
Asunción de Mata-Utu
Under the title of the Assumption, the Mother of God presides over the faith of Wallis and Futuna, one of the most Catholic territories in the world: the cathedral unites the throne of Mary with the memory of its kings.
"Our Lady of the Assumption, pray for the peoples of Oceania.
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