Gábor Pintér (born 9 March 1964) is a Hungarian prelate of the
Catholic Church
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who works in the diplomatic service of the
Holy See
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.
Career
Gábor Pintér was born on 9 March 1964 in
Kunszentmárton
Kunszentmárton is a small town of the county of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, central Hungary.
Geography
Körös River crosses the town from the north-east to the south.
Twin towns – sister cities
Kunszentmárton is Sister city, twinned with:
* Tete ...
, Hungary. He was ordained a priest on 11 June 1987.
Diplomatic career
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1996 and served in Haiti, Bolivia, Sweden, France, the Philippines and Austria.
[
On 13 May 2016, ]Pope Francis
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named him titular bishop, titular archbishop of Velebusdus and Apostolic Nuncio to Apostolic Nunciature to Belarus, Belarus.[ He received his episcopal consecration on 15 July 2016 in the Assumption Cathedral, Vác, Cathedral of Vac from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State.
On 12 November 2019, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Apostolic Nunciature to Honduras, Honduras.
On 27 July 2024, he was appointed as nuncio to Apostolic Nunciature to New Zealand, New Zealand.
On 29 August 2024, he was given the additional responsibilities for Apostolic Nunciature to Fiji, Fiji.
On 14 January 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities for Apostolic Nunciature to Palau, Palau, Apostolic Nunciature to the Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, and Apostolic Nunciature to Vanuatu, Vanuatu.
On 12 April 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities for the Apostolic Nunciature to the Cook Islands, Cook Islands, Apostolic Nunciature to Kiribati, Kiribati, the Apostolic Nunciature to the Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nunciature to Nauru, Nauru, and Apostolic Nunciature to Samoa, Samoa.
On 18 June 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities as Apostolic Delegate to the Apostolic Delegation to the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean.]
See also
* List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Gábor Pintér
Wikipedia:SPS,
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1964 births
Living people
People from Kunszentmárton
Apostolic nuncios to Belarus
Apostolic nuncios to Honduras
Apostolic nuncios to New Zealand
Apostolic nuncios to the Pacific Ocean
Apostolic nuncios to Fiji
Apostolic nuncios to Palau
Apostolic nuncios to Kiribati
Apostolic nuncios to Nauru
Apostolic nuncios to Vanuatu
Apostolic nuncios to the Cook Islands
Apostolic nuncios to the Federated States of Micronesia
Apostolic nuncios to the Marshall Islands
Apostolic nuncios to Samoa
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni
Roman Catholic titular archbishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Leo XIV