Pio Taofinu'u, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pio Taofinu'u

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1923

Place of Birth: Falealupo, Samoa

Date of Death: 19-Jan-2006

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Samoa

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Pio Taofinu'u, S.
M.
(December 8, 1923 – January 19, 2006) was a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Samoa-Apia.
Born in the village of Falealupo on the island of Savai'i in Samoa, he was the first Polynesian bishop and cardinal.
He was made a Cardinal by Pope Paul VI in the Consistory of 5 March 1973, of the Title of St.
Onofrio (St.
Humphrey).
His father was Taofinu'u Solomona and his mother, Mau.