Kitiona Mauli'o, 35, collapsed and died at the prestigious Malua Theological College on the island of Upolu in Samoa on Friday.
A Samoan police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia Mr Mauli'o collapsed and was taken to Leulumoega Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Mr Mauli'o has left behind his heartbroken wife Taafili and their young daughter.
His death came just days after he arrived from Brisbane to begin a theology course at the college and was welcomed onto the campus in a grand ceremony.
