Enrique Macaraeg Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Enrique Macaraeg
Bishop of Tarlac
Metropolis:San Fernando
Appointed:31 March 2016
Term End:23 October 2023
Predecessor:Florentino Ferrer Cinense
Successor:Vacant
Ordination:19 May 1979
Ordained By:Federico Guba Limon
Consecration:24 May 2016
Consecrated By:Socrates Villegas
Birth Name:Enrique de Vera Macaraeg
Birth Date:1955 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Pangasinan, Philippines
Death Place:Malasiqui, Philippines
Motto:VIVERE CHRISTUS EST
Coat Of Arms:Coat of Arms of Enrique Macaraeg.svg
Enrique Macaraeg
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Enrique de Vera Macaraeg (December 28, 1955 – October 23, 2023) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Manila, Macaraeg was ordained as a priest in 1979. He was appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016, serving until his death in 2023.[1] Macaraeg was the chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA) until his death. Severo Caermare (vice chairman of ECLA) assumed the two-year term chairmanship from December 15, 2023 succeeding the late Bishop Macaraeg.[2] On October 23, 2023, Macaraeg died due to a cardiac arrest while playing basketball in Malasiqui. He was 67.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Enrique de Vera Macaraeg †. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. October 25, 2023.
  2. Web site: Bishop Caermare is new head of Church’s laity body . CBCP News. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. December 15, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Tarlac bishop dies of cardiac arrest. Lopez, Rommel F.. October 25, 2023. October 24, 2023. The Philippine Star.