Soane Lilo Foliaki (18 April 1933 − 24 December 2013) was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga.

Education

Soane was educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream. He graduated the University of Hull, and achieved a degree in mathematics.

Soane Lilo Foliaki

Priesthood

He was ordained to the priesthood on 21 July 1955, Foliaki was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga, Tonga on 10 June 1994 and retired on 18 April 2008.

Soane Lilo Foliaki

Death

He died in Nuku‘alofa on December 24, 2013. His funeral was held at St Peter Chanel’s church, Clover Park, New Zealand on December 29, 2013.

Soane Lilo Foliaki

References

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The Most Reverend Soane Foliaki, s.m. Emeritus Bishop of Tonga

1933 births

2013 deaths

People from Tongatapu

20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Tonga

21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Tonga

Roman Catholic bishops of Tonga

New Zealand expatriates in Tonga

Expatriate bishops