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His Excellency

Paul Mea
Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tarawa and Nauru
Installed15 November 1978
Term ended29 June 2020
PredecessorPierre Guichet
SuccessorKoru Tito
Previous post(s)Vicar General of the Diocese of Tarawa
Orders
Ordination18 January 1969
Consecration10 February 1979
by Pierre Guichet
Personal details
Born(1939-12-16)16 December 1939
Died24 June 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 81)
South Tarawa, Kiribati
NationalityI-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
MottoTo serve in the islands
Styles of
Paul Mea
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

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.

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]

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