Hubertus van Megen

Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Hubertus van Megen was born on 4 October 1961 in Eygelshoven, the Netherlands. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Roermond on 13 June 1987.

Diplomatic career

He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and was assigned to Somalia and Brazil. As a Nunciature Council, he was at the Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva. In Malawi, he was Chargé d'Affaires beginning in 2010.
On 8 March 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana and Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan. He received his episcopal consecration from Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on 17 May. In 2014, he was made Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea. In 2019, he became the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya. That same year, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan as well In 2019, he transferred to the United Nations and served as the Permanent Observer at the United Nations [Environment Program] and the United Nations [Human Settlements Programme].