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Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen (born 4 October 1961) is a Dutch prelate of the
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who works in the diplomatic service of the
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.


Biography

Hubertus van Megen was born on 4 October 1961 in
Eygelshoven Eygelshoven (, li, Egelze , Ripuarian: ) is a village, since 1982 part of the town of Kerkrade, in the southeast of the Netherlands, close to the German and Belgian borders. It has two former coal mines, ''Laura'' and ''Julia'', which were nam ...
, the Netherlands. He was ordained a priest for the
Diocese of Roermond The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, located in the Netherlands. The diocese is one of the seven suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrech ...
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
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in Geneva. In Malawi he was
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beginning in 2010. On 8 March 2014,
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appointed him Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana and Apostolic Nuncio to
Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
. He received his episcopal consecration from Secretary of State Cardinal
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on 17 May. On 7 June 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to
Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
as well. Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to
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on 16 February 2019. On 19 March 2019, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to
South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
as well On 25 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him in the
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at the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).


See also

* List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See


References


External links


Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Megen, Hubertus van 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 Dutch Catholics