Oliver Pugoy Aro
Oliver Pugoy Aro MSP (born 10 October 1961 in Pagadian City, Philippines) is a Filipino religious priest who is Ecclesiastical Superior Emeritus of the Mission sui iuris of Tokelau in Tokelau.
Life
[edit]Oliver P. Aro joined the Mission Society of the Philippines and was ordained a priest on 2 January 1997. He then worked as a missionary in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Ecclesiastical Superior of Tokelau on 6 May 2011. Aro's inauguration took place on 2 October of the same year. He held the office of Ecclesiastical Superior until 2015.[1] [2][3] From 2021 he was Parish Priest, Mary Immaculate Parish, Quakers Hill-Schofields, Sydney, New South Wales.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oliver P. Aro" catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ Father Oliver Aro MSP is installed as Ecclesiastical Superior in Tokelau,msp.org.ph
- ^ a b Christina Gretton, "A cuppa with the priest: Fr Oliver Aro MSP", "Catholic Outlook", 21 April 2021 (Retrieved 17 March 2025)