Pope Francis appoints Bishop of
Tarawa and Nauru
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Pope Francis appoints Msgr. Koru Tito as the Bishop of the
Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru, in the Republic of Kiribati.
By Vatican News
The Holy Father on Monday accepted the resignation of Bishop
Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, MSC, from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Tarawa
and Nauru.
At the same time, Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Koru Tito
as the new Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru.
He currently serves as the Vicar General of the same
Diocese.
Tarawa and Nauru Diocese lies in the central Pacific Ocean
nation of Kiribati.
Brief Biography
Bishop-elect Tito was born on 30 September 1960 in
Tabiteuea, Kiribati.
He received a Diploma in Education at the University of the
South Pacific of Fiji (1977-1979). He completed his philosophical and
theological studies at the Pacific Regional Seminary of Fiji (1981-1985).
Mgsr. Tito spent one year at St. Paul’s National Seminary in
Kensington, Australia (1990-1991).
He obtained a Doctorate in Theology with a specialization in
Spirituality at the Pontifical Angelicum University in Rome.
Fr Tito was ordained a priest on 20 June 1987 for the
Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru.
After ordination he served in the following roles:
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1987-1989: Parish priest in the Beru Islands, Nikumanu and Onotoa;
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1990-1991: Assistant in St. Andrew’s South Clayton Parish, in Victoria,
Australia;
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1991-1993: Parish priest in the Kuria Islands, Aranuka and Abemana;
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1993-2000: Licentiate and Doctoral studies in Spiritual Theology at the
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome;
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2001-2008: Professor at the Pacific Regional Seminary;
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2008-2010: Assistant at the Parish Cathedral of Tarawa and Nauru;
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2010: Vicar General of the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru.
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