Coadjutor bishop for Cook Islands

Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado has been ordained as coadjutor bishop of Rarotonga Diocese in the Cook Islands. He is a member of the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP)and is the first bishop in the Cook Islands of Asian origin

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Coadjutor bishop for Cook Islands

WelCom June/July 2024

Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado has been ordained as coadjutor bishop of Rarotonga Diocese in the Cook Islands. He is a member of the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP)and is the first bishop in the Cook Islands of Asian origin. The current bishop of the Cook Islands, Bishop Paul Donoghue sm was the principal consecrator at his ordination. In a predominantly Protestant country, 17 per cent of the population (approximately 2,900 people) is Catholic.