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Pope Francis appointed Rapadas to be the 5th Bishop of Iligan on June 13, 2019, nearly two years after the passing of then-Bishop Elenito Galido in 2017. [4] He took over from Bishop Severo Caermare of the diocese of Dipolog whom Pope Francis had assigned to administer the parish during its sede vacante period.
The current bishop is Jose Rapadas III, appointed in 2019. Bishop Rapadas was a diocesan clergyman from the Diocese of Ipil in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay . He is the fifth bishop of the Diocese.
The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the ... Jose R. Rapadas III: Jun 13, 2019 (5 ... Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia: Dec 8, 2023 (1 ...
Jose R. Rapadas III (5 years, 226 days) Lanao del Norte (except Sultan Naga Dimaporo and Balo-i) Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel: Saint Michael the Archangel: February 17, 1971 (53 years, 343 days) none: none: 26 parishes and 1 mission station Diocese of Pagadian Dioecesis Pagadianensis: Sede vacante Most Rev. Martin S. Jumoad ...
A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped, the Mexican ...
Bishop Andrés Ferrero y Malo de San José (80) is the last Spanish bishop to leave the Philippines after its annexation to the United States. He resigned from his post as Bishop of Jaro in 1903. He resigned from his post as Bishop of Jaro in 1903.
Bishop Federico O. Escaler, SJ, was elected first prelate ordinary and took over the prelature on Sept. 6, 1976. In 1980, Bishop Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI, was elected bishop-prelate, and ordained on Oct. 28, 1980 at the Cathedral of Kidapawan, North Cotabato. On Nov. 15, 1982 the Prelature of Kidapawan was elevated to a diocese.
The pope appointed Reverend Michael Francis Egan as the first bishop of Philadelphia. [5] In 1868, the Vatican erected the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton, and Wilmington, taking their territory from the Diocese of Philadelphia. [3] The Vatican elevated the Diocese of Philadelphia to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on February 12, 1875. [3]