Midyphil Billones

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bermejoand the surname or paternal family name is Billones.

The Most Reverend Midyphil B. Billones D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro
Church	Catholic Church
Province	Jaro
See	Jaro
Appointed	February 2, 2025
Installed	April 2, 2025
Predecessor	Jose Romeo Lazo
Other post(s)	Member, CBCP Commission on Doctrine of the Faith Member, CBCP Commission on Seminaries
Previous post(s)	Rector, St. Joseph Regional Seminary (2013-2019) Priest, Archdiocese of Jaro (1995–2019) Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (2019–2025)
Orders
Ordination	October 2, 1995 by  Alberto Jover Piamonte
Consecration	August 27, 2019 by  Jose Romeo Lazo
Personal details
Born	Midyphil Bermejo Billones (1969-07-04) July 4, 1969 (age 55) Panay, Capiz, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary Loyola School of Theology Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Domine tu omnia scis tu cognoscis quia amo te ('Lord, you know that I love you.' – John 21:15)
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Alberto Jover Piamonte Date October 2, 1995 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Jose Romeo Lazo Co-consecrators Jose S. Palma Angel Lagdameo Date August 27, 2019 Place Jaro Cathedral
Styles Reference style His Excellency The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Excellency Religious style Archbishop Midyphil "Dodong" Bermejo Billones (born July 4, 1969) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro, having been appointed by Pope Francis in 2025. Early life and education Midyphil Bermejo Billones was born on July 4, 1969, in Panay, [1] Capiz, Philippines. [2] He studied philosophy at St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary in Iloilo City, then obtained a master's degree in theology at Loyola School of Theology in Quezon City. [3] In 2011, during his tenure as priest of the Archdiocese of Jaro, he obtained his Doctorate in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. [3] Ministry Priesthood Billones was ordained to the priesthood on October 2, 1995. He then served as parochial vicar of Jaro Cathedral until 1997. [4] He also served as the personal secretaries of former archbishops Alberto Jover Piamonte and Angel Lagdameo from 1997 to 2001. [3] Within the Archdiocese of Jaro, he was a member of its presbyteral council from 2000 to 2001, as well as the archdiocese's chancellor until 2004. [3] He was also the rector of St. Joseph Regional Seminary in Iloilo City from 2013 to 2019. [4] Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu On July 16, 2019, Pope Francis named Billones auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cebu and titular bishop of Tagarata. His appointment made him an assistant of Archbishop José S. Palma. [2] [3] He was ordained to the episcopate at Jaro Cathedral on August 27, [5] and was welcomed in a reception Mass at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on September 26. [6] Within the Archdiocese of Cebu, he became a member of the archdiocese's Council of Consultors in 2019. He was also the moderator of the National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue, Cebu. [4] On November 21, 2019, in one of his homilies, Billones admitted and "confessed" to almost losing his faith but eventually rediscovering it. He admitted that when his mother passed away in 2013, he stopped praying the Rosary because "Mary left my mom". He further said that he was "doubting" on his priestly vocation due to grief and depression. However, while trapped in the middle of Metro Manila's heavy traffic jams, he rediscovered his faith when he saw a poster of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which led him to become emotional. He then said in his homily that he experienced the "grace of healing", which further motivated him to start praying again. [7] Within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), he is a member of the conference's Commission on Doctrine of the Faith, and Commission on Seminaries. [4] Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro On February 2, 2025, Pope Francis appointed Billones as the fourteenth Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro. He succeeded Jose Romeo Lazo, who resigned a year after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. His appointment coincided with Candlemas. [1] He was installed exactly two months later in the presence of Lazo, Archbishop José S. Palma of Cebu, Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila, and Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. [8] See also Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the Philippines References Yap, Tara (February 2, 2025). "Pope appoints Billones as new Jaro archbishop". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 2, 2025. Lagarde, Roy (July 16, 2019). "Pope names Iloilo priest as Cebu auxiliary bishop". CBCP News. Retrieved February 2, 2025. "Iloilo priest named new Cebu auxiliary bishop". SunStar. July 17, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2025. "Rinuncia e nomina dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Jaro (Filippine)". vatican.va (in Italian). February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025. Lagarde, Roy (February 2, 2025). "Bishop Billones returns to Jaro as its new archbishop". CBCP News. Retrieved February 2, 2025. Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (September 26, 2019). "Who is Bishop Midyphil "Dodong" Billones?". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved February 2, 2025. Lagarde, Roy (November 27, 2019). "How a Filipino bishop lost, then rediscovered his faith". LiCAS.news. Retrieved February 2, 2025. Yap, Tara (April 2, 2025). "Billones officially installed as new Jaro archbishop". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 2, 2025. External links Bishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones Catholic-Hierarchy.org Catholic Church titles Preceded by — Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu September 26, 2019 – April 2, 2025 Succeeded by — Preceded by Jan Bagiński — TITULAR — Bishop of Tagarata August 27, 2019 – February 2, 2025 Succeeded by Vacant Preceded by Jose Romeo Lazo Archbishop of Jaro April 2, 2025 – present Incumbent This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.