Paul Mea

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His Excellency

Paul Mea
Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru
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ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tarawa and Nauru
Installed15 November 1978
Term ended29 June 2020
PredecessorPierre Guichet
SuccessorKoru Tito
Orders
Ordination18 January 1969
Consecration10 February 1979
by Pierre Guichet
Personal details
Born(1939-12-16)16 December 1939
Beru, Kiribati
Died24 June 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 81)
South Tarawa, Kiribati
NationalityI-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Previous post(s)Vicar General of the Diocese of Tarawa
MottoTo serve in the islands
Styles of
Paul Mea
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Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea (16 December 1939 – 24 June 2021) was a Kiribati Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru from 1978 to 2020. Mea was born in Gilbert and Ellice Islands and was ordained in 1969 a priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Mea was then appointed the parish priest of North Tarawa. His work brought him to the attention of French Bishop Pierre Guichet. In 1978 he succeeded him as the bishop of the diocese when it encompassed all of Gilbert Islands soon independent Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu. In 1982, Tuvalu was removed from the jurisdiction of the diocese. In 2020, he became emeritus after resignation and was replaced by elected Koru Tito.

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