Vicente Macanan Navarre
Vicente Macanan Navarra (born January 22, 1939 in Mambusao ) is a Filipino clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Bacolod .
Life
Vicente Macanan Navarra was ordained a priest on April 7, 1962 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Capiz and titular bishop of Velefi on April 23, 1979 . He received his episcopal ordination on June 26th of the same year by the Archbishop of Capiz, Antonio José Frondosa ; Co - consecrators were Amado Paulino y Hernandez , auxiliary bishop in Manila , and Alberto Jover Piamonte , auxiliary bishop in Jaro .
On November 21, 1987 he was appointed the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Kabankalan . On May 24, 2001 he was appointed Bishop of Bacolod .
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on May 24, 2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Bacolod (Filippine) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 24, 2016, accessed May 24, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Kabankalan 1987-2001 |
Patricio Abella Buzon SDS |
Camilo Diaz Gregorio |
Bishop of Bacolod 2001-2016 |
Patricio Abella Buzon SDS |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Macanan Navarra, Vicente |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Bacolod |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mambusao |