Gábor Pintér

{{short description|Hungarian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1964)}}

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| name = Gábor Pintér

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| title = Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Vanuatu and Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Ocean
Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus

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| appointed = 27 July 2024

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| predecessor = Novatus Rugambwa

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| other_post = Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus

| previous_post = {{bulleted list | Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras (2019-2024) | Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus (2016-2019) }}

| ordination = 11 June 1988

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| consecration = 15 July 2016

| consecrated_by = Pietro Parolin, Péter Erdő, and Miklós Beer

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|03|09}}

| birth_place = Kunszentmárton, Hungary

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| nationality = Hungarian

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| motto = Gaudium Et Spes

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Gábor Pintér (born 9 March 1964) is a Hungarian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Career

Gábor Pintér was born on 9 March 1964 in Kunszentmárton, Hungary. He was ordained a priest on 11 June 1987.{{cite press release | language =it|url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/05/13/0339/00791.html | access-date = 4 June 2019 | date= 13 May 2016 | title = Rinunce e Nomine, 13.05.2016 | publisher = Holy See Press Office}}

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 named him titular archbishop of Velebusdus and Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus. He received his episcopal consecration on 15 July 2016 in the Cathedral of Vac from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State.{{cite news | work = Zenit | access-date = 4 June 2019 |language= it | url = https://it.zenit.org/articles/il-card-parolin-in-bielorussia-consacra-vescovo-il-nuovo-nunzio/ | title = Il card. Parolin in Bielorussia consacra vescovo il nuovo nunzio | date= 16 July 2016 }}

On 12 November 2019, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.{{cite press release | language = it | title = Rinunce e nomine, 12.11.2019 | date= 12 November 2019 | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/11/12/0861/01798.html | publisher= Holy See Press Office | access-date = 12 November 2019}}

On 27 July 2024, he was appointed as nuncio to New Zealand.{{cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/07/27/240727a.html |title=Resignations and Appointments, 27.07.2024 |accessdate=July 27, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2024/07/archbishop-gabor-pinter-appointed-popes-representative-to-aotearoa-new-zealand/ |title=Archbishop Gábor Pintér Appointed Pope's Representative To Aotearoa New Zealand |accessdate=July 28, 2024}}

On 29 August 2024, he was given the additional responsibilities for Fiji.{{cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2024/08/29/240829d.html |title=Resignations and Appointments, 29.08.2024 |accessdate=August 29, 2024}}

On 14 January 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities for Palau, Micronesia, and Vanuatu.{{cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/01/14/250114b.html |title=Resignations and Appointments, 14.01.2025 |accessdate=January 14, 2025}}

On 12 April 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities for the Cook Islands, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Samoa.{{cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/04/12/250412b.html |title=Resignations and Appointments, 12.04.2025 |accessdate=April 12, 2025}}

On 18 June 2025, he was given the additional responsibilities as Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Ocean.{{cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/06/18/250618c.html |title=Resignations and Appointments, 18.06.2025 |accessdate=June 18, 2025}}