Vatican appointment, Simon Mani MSC, Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Simon Mani, M.S.C., until now rector of the Pacific Regional Seminary of Suva.

Msgr. Simone Mani, M.S.C., was born on 27 March 1969 in Labasa, on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji. He studied philosophy at the Pacific Regional Seminary, for the religious congregation of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.
He made his religious vows in 1991, and was ordained a priest on 30 November 1996.

He has held the following offices: deputy parish priest of Saint Agnes, Suva (1997), teacher at the M.S.C. Professional Institute for disadvantaged youth – Chevalier Training Center (1998), parish priest of Saint Agnes (1999-2004), M.S.C. provincial bursar for the Pacific (2003-2005), M.S.C. provincial superior (2005-2015), director of the Chevalier Training Center (2015-2018), and rector of the Pacific Regional Seminary of Suva (since 2018).

                                     We congratulate Simon, a friend of the Australian Province.