Paul Mea

Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea (16 December 1939 - 24 June 2021) was a Kiribati Roman Catholic prelate bishop of the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru from 1978 to 2020.

His Excellency Paul Mea
Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru
Installed	15 November 1978
Term ended	29 June 2020
Predecessor	Pierre Guichet
Successor	Koru Tito
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of the Diocese of Tarawa
Orders
Ordination	18 January 1969
Consecration	10 February 1979 by Pierre Guichet
Personal details
Born	(1939-12-16)16 December 1939 Beru, Kiribati
Died	24 June 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 81) South Tarawa, Kiribati
Nationality	I-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Motto	To serve in the islands

Styles of Paul Mea
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Mea was born in Gilbert and Ellice Islands and was ordained in 1969 as a priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. He was then appointed as the parish priest of North Tarawa. His work brought him to the attention of French Bishop Pierre Guichet, and in 1978, Mea succeeded him as the diocese bishop when it encompassed all of Gilbert Islands, soon independent Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu. In 1982, Tuvalu was removed from the jurisdiction of the diocese. In 2020, he became emeritus after his resignation and was replaced by elected Koru Tito.^[1]

Paul Mea died on June 24, 2021.^[2]

External links

• Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru