David William Antonio

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David William Valencia Antonio

Bishop of the Diocese of Ilagan
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Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Ilagan Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro
SeeIlagan
PredecessorJoseph Nacua, OFM.Cap.
SuccessorIncumbent
Other post(s)
  • North Luzon Regional Representative, CBCP Permanent Council (2023- present)
  • Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Liturgy (2023- present)
Orders
Ordination1 December 1988
Consecration26 August 2011
by  Giuseppe Pinto
Personal details
Born (1963-12-29) 29 December 1963 (age 60)
Previous post(s)
Motto"Ut Vitam Habeant"

David William Valencia Antonio (born 29 December 1963) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Ilagan in Isabela.

Biography

David William Valencia Antonio was born in Nagtupacan, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, on 29 December 1963. He attended philosophy classes at San Pablo Seminary in Baguio, and theology courses at Immaculate Conception School of Theology in Vigan. He was ordained a priest on 1 December 1988, in the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. He earned a Doctorate of Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of America in 1999. [1] [2]

After some years as professor at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology, he was appointed dean of studies in 1993, and then rector of the same seminary.[ citation needed ]

In 2005, he became parish priest in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, and later vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.[ citation needed ]

On 15 June 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia and Titular Bishop of Basti. [3] He was consecrated bishop on 26 August 2011 by Giuseppe Pinto, then the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Co-consecrators were Ernesto Antolin Salgado, the Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, and Orlando Beltrán Quevedo, the present Cardinal-Archbishop of Cotabato.[ citation needed ]

On 21 November 2015, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José in Mindoro. [4] On 14 November 2018, Pope Francis made him the Bishop of Ilagan in Isabela. [5]

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References

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  5. "Resignations and Appointments, 14.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.