Bulacan, officially the Province of Bulacan, is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Malolos. Bulacan was established on August 15, 1578, and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region.
The Archdiocese of Manila is the archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines, encompassing the cities of Manila, Makati, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Pasay, and Taguig. Its cathedral is the Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Manila Cathedral, located in Intramuros, which comprises the old city of Manila. The Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title Immaculate Conception, is the principal patroness of the archdiocese.
A minor seminary or high school seminary is a secondary day or boarding school created for the specific purpose of enrolling teenage boys who have expressed interest in becoming Catholic priests. They are generally Catholic institutions, and designed to prepare boys both academically and spiritually for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. They emerged in cultures and societies where literacy was not universal, and the minor seminary was seen as a means to prepare younger boys in literacy for later entry into the major seminary.
His Grace Archbishop Jesús Armamento Dosado was a Vincentian Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He served as the Bishop and later Archbishop of Ozamiz from 1981 until his retirement in 2016.
José Serofia Palma O.P. is a Filipino prelate and a professed member of the Dominican Order who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Cebu since 15 October 2010. He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in Leyte. He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2011 to 2013.
The Diocese of Iba is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that comprises the province of Zambales and City of Olongapo.
The Diocese of Malolos is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, encompassing the whole Province of Bulacan and Valenzuela City in metropolitan Manila and is a suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila. The mother church of the Diocese is the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception located in Malolos City, Bulacan. The Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Immaculate Conception is the principal patroness of the diocese.
Manuel P. Del Rosario was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, Del Rosario was the oldest Filipino bishop and one of the oldest Catholic bishops. He was succeeded by Manuel Sobreviñas, D.D., Bishop-Emeritus of Imus as the oldest Filipino living bishop and oldest to die at the age of 96 in 2020.
Urban John Vehr was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Denver from 1931 to 1941. In 1941, he became the first archbishop of the new Archdiocese of Denver, serving in that post until 1967.
The Minor Basilica of La Purísima Concepción, locally known as Santa Maria Church is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines.
Honesto "Nes" Flores Ongtioco is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first and only Bishop of Cubao, and also served as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Malolos from May 12, 2018 to August 21, 2019.
Florentino "Dong" Galang Lavarias is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic church. He is the fourth and current archbishop of San Fernando. He succeeded Paciano Aniceto as the Archbishop of San Fernando. He is also the apostolic administrator of Balanga in Bataan since July 22, 2023. Prior to his installation as Archbishop of San Fernando, he previously served as fourth bishop of Iba from September 1, 2004 to October 27, 2014.
Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Jr. is a Filipino prelate who currently serves as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boac, having been appointed by Pope Francis on December 31, 2014. He succeeded Bishop Reynaldo G. Evangelista, who was installed as the Bishop of Imus in April 2013. He was ordained by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales on March 13, 2015 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian in Lipa City and was installed as the fourth Bishop of Boac on March 17, 2015.
David William Valencia Antonio is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Ilagan in Isabela.
Cirilo R. Almario Jr. was a Roman Catholic bishop from the Philippines and was the second ordinary bishop of the Diocese of Malolos from December 15, 1977, until January 20, 1996.
Most Rev. Jose Francisco Oliveros, D.D. was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos.
Joseph Mark Spalding, D.D., J.C.L. is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee since 2017.
Edmund James Whalen is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York since 2019.
Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the Metropolitan Archbishop-designate of Cáceres, with its seat at Naga, Camarines Sur. He succeeded Rolando Tirona. He was appointed by Pope Francis to be the Archbishop of Nueva Cáceres on February 22, 2024, replacing the retiring Archbishop Rolando Tirona. Prior to appointment, he served as Bishop of Daet. Until his installation as Archbishop of Caceres, Alarcon will continue to lead the diocese of Daet as apostolic administrator.
