Paul Mea
Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea MSC (born December 16, 1939 on Beru ) is a Kiribati Roman Catholic clergyman and emeritus bishop of Tarawa and Nauru .
Life
Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea joined the congregation of the Sacred Heart Missionaries and was ordained a priest on January 18, 1969 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti on November 15, 1978. The former bishop of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti, Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet MSC, donated him episcopal ordination on February 10, 1979 ; Co - consecrators were Angelo Acerbi , Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in New Zealand , and Pio Cardinal Taofinu'u SM , Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia .
On June 29, 2020, Pope Francis accepted Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea's resignation due to reasons of age.
Web links
- Entry on Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on June 29, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Tarawa and Nauru (Kiribati e Nauru) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 29, 2020, accessed June 29, 2020 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet MSC |
Bishop of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti / Tarawa and Nauru 1978–2020 |
Koru Tito |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mea Kaiuea, Paul Eusebius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kiribati Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | on Beru |