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
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* 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 archbishop
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of Velebusdus
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The town is situated in the southern part of the Kyus ...
and Apostolic Nuncio
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to Belarus
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.[ He received his episcopal consecration on 15 July 2016 in the Cathedral of Vac from Cardinal ]Pietro Parolin
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, Secretary of State.
On 12 November 2019, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras
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.
On 27 July 2024, he was appointed as nuncio to New Zealand
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.
On 29 August 2024, he was given the additional responsibilities for Fiji
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.
On 14 January 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities for Palau
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, Micronesia
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, and Vanuatu
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.
On 12 April 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities for the Cook Islands
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, Kiribati
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, the Marshall Islands
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The territory consists of 29 c ...
, Nauru
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, and Samoa
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.
On 18 June 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities as Apostolic Delegate
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to the Pacific Ocean
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.
See also
* List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
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References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Gábor Pintér
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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