Leo XIV's New German Nuncio Is Typical Francis-era Diplomat

Today, Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Hubertus van Megen as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany.
A Dutch prelate born in 1961, van Megen was ordained for Roermond in 1987 and entered the Vatican diplomatic service.
His career includes postings in Somalia, Brazil, Malawi, Sudan, and Eritrea.
In 2014, Pope Francis appointed him nuncio to Sudan. Cardinal Pietro Parolin consecrated him a bishop.
He later served as nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan, while also acting as the Holy See’s observer to the United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat in Nairobi. After twelve years as nuncio in Africa, van Megen’s move to Germany may amount to a cultural shock.
Archbishop van Megen emerges as a typical Francis-era field diplomat: shaped by the Global South, active in UN frameworks, and strongly aligned with interreligious and ecological initiatives.
His expansive praise of Francis places him firmly within the current Vatican trajectory.
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