Gábor Pintér

Gábor Pintér (born 9 March 1964) is a Hungarian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus from 2016 to 2019 and has been Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras since 2019.

:Gábor Pintér in Belarus

Career

Gábor Pintér was born on 9 March 1964 in Kunszentmárton, Hungary. He was ordained a priest on 11 June 1987.[1]

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1996 and served in Haiti, Bolivia, Sweden, France, the Philippines and Austria.[1]

On 13 May 2016, Pope Francis named him titular archbishop of Velebusdus and Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 15 July 2016 in the Cathedral of Vac from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State.[2] On 12 November 2019, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.[3]

References
  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.05.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Il card. Parolin in Bielorussia consacra vescovo il nuovo nunzio". Zenit (in Italian). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Rinunce e nomine, 12.11.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.


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