Enrique Macaraeg

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Enrique Macaraeg
Bishop of Tarlac
Metropolis San Fernando
Appointed31 March 2016
Term ended23 October 2023
Predecessor Florentino Ferrer Cinense
Successor Roberto Calara Mallari (Bishop-Designate)
Orders
Ordination19 May 1979
by  Federico Guba Limon
Consecration24 May 2016
by  Socrates Villegas
Personal details
Born
Enrique de Vera Macaraeg

(1955-12-28)December 28, 1955
DiedOctober 23, 2023(2023-10-23) (aged 67)
Malasiqui, Philippines
MottoVIVERE CHRISTUS EST
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Enrique de Vera Macaraeg.svg
Styles of
Enrique Macaraeg
Coat of arms of Enrique de Vera Macaraeg.svg
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Enrique de Vera Macaraeg (December 28, 1955 – October 23, 2023) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Manila, Macaraeg was ordained as a priest in 1979. He was appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016, serving until his death in 2023. [1] Macaraeg was the chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA) until his death. Severo Caermare (vice chairman of ECLA) assumed the two-year term chairmanship from December 15, 2023 succeeding the late Bishop Macaraeg. [2]

On October 23, 2023, Macaraeg died due to a cardiac arrest while playing basketball in Malasiqui. He was 67. [3]

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References

  1. "Bishop Enrique de Vera Macaraeg †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  2. CBCP News (December 15, 2023). "Bishop Caermare is new head of Church's laity body". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines .
  3. Lopez, Rommel F. (October 24, 2023). "Tarlac bishop dies of cardiac arrest". The Philippine Star . Retrieved October 25, 2023.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Tarlac
2016–2023
Succeeded by
Vacant