Honesto Pacana Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Honesto Pacana
Birth Name:Honesto Chaves Pacana
Honorific-Suffix:S.J.
Bishop Emeritus of Malaybalay
Metropolis:Cagayan de Oro
Appointed:12 January 1994
Term End:18 February 2010
Predecessor:Gaudencio Rosales
Successor:Jose Cabantan
Ordination:10 June 1965
Ordained By:Francis Spellman
Consecration:24 March 1994
Consecrated By:Gian Vincenzo Moreni
Birth Date:1933 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Cagayan de Misamis, Philippine Islands
Death Place:Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Motto:Dominus Fortitudo Mea ("The Lord is my Strength")
Honesto Chaves Pacana
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Honesto Chaves Pacana (January 22, 1933 – February 1, 2024) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Born in Cagayan de Oro, Pacana was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He was appointed bishop of Malaybalay in 1994, serving until his retirement in 2010.[1]

On February 1, 2024, Pacana died at Cagayan de Oro's Maria Reyna Xavier University Hospital, at the age of 91.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. †. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. February 2, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2 retired Filipino bishops pass away. February 2, 2024. Patinio, Ferdinand. February 1, 2024. Philippine News Agency.