Jose Elmer Mangalinao Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao
Honorific-Suffix:D.D.
Bishop of Bayombong
See:Bayombong
Appointed:24 May 2018
Enthroned:25 July 2018
Predecessor:Ramon Barrera Villena, D.D.
Successor:Incumbent
Ordination:15 October 1985
Consecration:22 August 2016
Consecrated By:Socrates Villegas, D.D.
Birth Date:7 April 1960
Birth Place:Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
Nationality:Filipino
Previous Post:
  • Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education[1] (2021-2023)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan (2016–2018)
  • Titular Bishop of Urusi(2016–2018)
Motto:Laetitia in Domino
(Joy in the Lord)
Coat Of Arms:File:Coat of Arms of Jose Elmer Maglinao.svg
Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao

Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao (born April 7, 1960) is a Filipino bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Bayombong since 2018.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Mangalinao was born in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija on April 7, 1960. He studied theology at the San Carlos Seminary in Makati and was ordained as a priest on October 15, 1985. Working at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan, he served as spiritual director at the Maria Assunta Seminary in Cabanatuan and was concurrent parish proest at the Saint Isidore the Worker church in Talavera until 1993. In 1995, he obtained a licentiate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University after two years studying in Rome.

After returning to the Philippines, he served as parish priest in Gapan and became vicar general and member of the college of consulters in 2006. He became parish priest of Cabanatuan Cathedral from 2008 to 2014. In 2014, he was also appointed as Dean of the College of the Immaculate Conception in Cabanatuan. In 2016 he was consecrated as titular bishop of Urusi and auxiliary bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan.

On May 24, 2018 he was appointed by Pope Francis to become Bishop of Bayombong.[5] He was a former chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education.

Activism

On April 22, 2024, he led the Diocese and other environmental groups in filing a legal petition calling for the closure of the OceanaGold mining concession in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, which was also supported by the provincial government and other organizations.[6] [7] [8]

Health

In September 2022, Mangalinao successfully underwent coronary angioplasty in a Los Angeles hospital after a myocardial infarction.[9] In Feburary 2023, he also underwent a quintuple heart-bypass surgery at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heads of CBCP Episcopal Commissions, Committees and Offices. 8 July 2021 .
  2. Web site: Vatican announces appointment of Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines.
  3. Web site: Pope names new bishop of Bayombong. 24 May 2018 .
  4. Web site: New Bayombong bishop installed. 25 July 2018 .
  5. News: Bishop Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao. April 23, 2024 . Union of Catholic Asian News. April 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: Bishop, environment groups file petition against OceanaGold. April 23, 2024. Rappler.
  7. News: Nueva Vizcaya folk challenge OceanaGold mine renewal in court. April 23, 2024 . The Philippine Star. April 23, 2024.
  8. News: Villamente . Jing . Bishop leads court plea vs Oceanagold . April 23, 2024 . Daily Tribune (Philippines). April 23, 2024.
  9. News: Bishop Mangalinao’s health condition stable after heart procedure. August 20, 2024 . Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. September 6, 2022.
  10. News: Hermosa . Cristina. Nueva Vizcaya bishop thankful for prayers after successful heart surgery. August 20, 2024 . Manila Bulletin. August 2, 2024.