Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

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The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (Latin : Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici) (CEPAC) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church that includes the bishops of several islands in Oceania. The CEPAC is a member of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, FCBCO.

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Member dioceses of CEPAC

Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña

Ecclesiastical Province of Nouméa

Ecclesiastical Province of Papeete

Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia

Ecclesiastical Province of Suva

Immediately Subject to the Holy See

Presidents of CEPAC

Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi ( (2010.06 – 2016.09) Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. (2003.08 – 2010.06) Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M. (1996 – 2003) Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. (1991 – 1996) Bishop Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. (1987 – 1991) Archbishop Petero Mataca (1982 – 1987) Bishop Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. (1978 – 1982) Archbishop Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. (1971 – 1978) Archbishop George Hamilton Pearce, S.M. (1970 – 1971)

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