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- 1 2 "The Most Reverend Soane Foliaki, s.m. Emeritus Bishop of Tonga". Marist Messenger . Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ↑ "Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M." catholic-hierarchy.org. Catholic Hierarchy . Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki remembered as a humble leader". Matangi Tonga . 3 January 2013.
