Apostolic Nuncio presents letter of introduction

The new Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific, Archbishop Gábor Pintér, formally presented his letter of introduction to Bishop Steve Lowe, the President of the New Zealand Bishops Conference, in the presence of New Zealand’s other bishops and four Eastern Rite bishops from Australia and New Zealand, at the 7pm Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Sunday 10 November.

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The new Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific, Archbishop Gábor Pintér, formally presented his letter of introduction to Bishop Steve Lowe, the President of the New Zealand Bishops Conference, in the presence of New Zealand’s other bishops and four Eastern Rite bishops from Australia and New Zealand, at the 7pm Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Sunday 10 November. The Nuncio was the main presider. Archbishop Pintér thanked Pope Francis for ‘the faith he has placed in me as his personal representative to this country of Aotearoa New Zealand’. He went on to say, ‘As for my own mission in this vibrant and diverse country, I wish to discover and appreciate the beauty and the richness of the many different cultures of this country, I wish to be close to the members of this local Church where Christ dwells, especially among those who suffer, the poor and the vulnerable.’

Archbishop Gábor Pintér, pictured front centre, is with New Zealand’s bishops and four Eastern Rite bishops. Back (l-r): Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay olm (Maronite Eparch), Bishop Rober Rabbat (Melkite Eparch), Archbishop Amel Nona (Chaldean and Assyrian Eparch), Bishop Richard Laurenson, Bishop John Panamthottahil cmi (Syro-Malabar Eparch); front (l-r): Bishop Michael Gielen, Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop Paul Martin sm, Bishop Steve Lowe, Bishop Michael Dolan, Bishop John Adams. Photo: Annette Scullion