Hubertus van Megen
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Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen (born 4 October 1961) is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography[]
Hubertus van Megen was born on 4 October 1961 in Eygelshoven, the Netherlands. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Roermond on 13 June 1987. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and filled positions in Somalia and Brazil. As a Nunciature Council, he was at the Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva. In Malawi he was Chargé d'Affaires beginning in 2010.[1]
On 8 March 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana and Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan.[2] He received his episcopal consecration from Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on 17 May.[3] On 7 June 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea as well.[4]
Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya on 16 February 2019.[5] On 19 March 2019, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan as well[6] On 25 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him in the Permanent Observer at the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).[7]
References[]
- ^ "Malawi: New Resident Chargé d'Affaires". allAfrica. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Aartsbisschop gewijd in Roermond" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.06.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 16.02.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 19.03.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 25.05.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
External links[]
- Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen [self-published]
- Apostolic Nuncios to Eritrea
- Apostolic Nuncios to Kenya
- Apostolic Nuncios to South Sudan
- Apostolic Nuncios to Sudan
- Permanent Observers of the Holy See to UNEP and UN-HABITAT
- Living people
- 1961 births
- People from Kerkrade