Emilio Bataclan

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The Most Reverend

Emilio Layon Bataclan
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cebu
Church
Archdiocese Cebu
Appointed21 June 2004
Installed21 June 2004
Term ended1 October 2015
Successor
Other post(s) Titular Bishop of Septimunicia (2004‍–‍present)
Orders
Ordination1 May 1966 [1]
by  Bruno Torpigliani
Consecration19 April 1990 [1]
by  Ricardo Vidal
Personal details
Born
Emilio Layon Bataclan

(1940-09-20) 20 September 1940 (age 83)
Bantayan, Cebu, Philippines
Residence San Remigio, Cebu
Previous post(s)
Education
  • San Carlos Minor Seminary
  • Seminario Mayor de San Carlos
  • University of San Carlos
  • East Asian Pastoral Institute, Ateneo de Manila
Styles of
Emilio L. Bataclan
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious style Bishop
Ordination history of
Emilio Bataclan
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byBruno Torpigliani
Date1 May 1966
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Ricardo Vidal
Co-consecrators
Date19 April 1990
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Emilio Bataclan is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is an auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Latin Church archdiocese of Cebu. [1] He is resides in his residence in San Remigio, Cebu. He is the first bishop from Bantayan, Cebu followed by Archbishop John F. Du. He resigned as auxiliary bishop of Cebu on 1 October 2015 after serving the archdiocese for more than 11 years becoming an auxiliary bishop emeritus of Cebu. [1] His last post is from the parish of San Fernando el Rey in Liloan, Cebu. He also worked with Archbishop Teofilo Camomot when they were assigned both as priests to the Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in El Pardo, Cebu City.

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Biography

Emilio Bataclan was born on 20 September 1940 in Bantayan, Cebu. [1] He was ordained priest on 1 May 1966 in the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. From 1972 to 1995, he served as parish priest of Daanbantayan, Bantayan Island, Alang-Alang, Mandaue, Bogo and San Nicolas. [3] He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and was consecrated on 19 April 1990 in the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral by Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu. [1] He was also appointed bishop of Iligan and titular bishop of Septimunicia and Gunela. He was appointed again to be the auxiliary bishop of Cebu on 21 June 2004. He resigned as auxiliary bishop of Cebu on 1 October 2015 due to medical reasons after passing the mandatory age of retirement at 75. He is currently living in his retirement house in San Remigio, Cebu.

Career

Emilio Bataclan felt the call to priesthood. He traveled from his native home to Cebu City to study Theology in the Seminario Mayor de San Carlos. He was Ordained a priest on 1 May 1966. [1] His first assignment as priest is to the Parish of Saints Peter and Paul in his hometown, Bantayan Island. He was appointed by Ricardo Vidal, the archbishop of Cebu at that time, to be the auxiliary bishop of Cebu. He gladly accepted it. He was consecrated as bishop on 19 April 1990 by Ricardo. [1] He served the archdiocese after he was transferred as Bishop of Iligan. He was also appointed as Titular Bishop of Septimunicia and Gunela. [1] He was then appointed again by Vidal as the auxiliary bishop of Cebu for the second time. He was installed on 21 June 2004.

Retirement

After 11 years as auxiliary bishop of Cebu, he resigned on 2015 due to health reasons after reaching the mandatory age of retirement at 75. He celebrated his retirement mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on 1 October 2015 at 4:00 PM (Philippine Time). In response to his retirement, Pope Francis named two priests to succeed him. They were Dennis Villarojo and Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio. [4] [5] He is currently living in his retirement house in San Remigio, Cebu.

Following the death of Vidal, whom he had served as auxiliary bishop, on 18 October 2017 he celebrated the third requiem mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. [6]

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