Narciso Abellana

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Narciso V. Abellana MSC, D.D.
Bishop of Romblon
Church	Roman Catholic
Province	Capiz
Diocese	Romblon
See	Romblon
Appointed	15 October 2013 [1]
Installed	9 January 2014
Predecessor	Jose Corazon Tala-oc
Successor	Incumbent
Previous post(s)	1st assistant to the Superior General, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Orders
Ordination	28 December 1978
Consecration	11 December 2013 by  Socrates Villegas
Personal details
Born	Narciso Abellana (1953-11-11) 11 November 1953 (age 71) Talisay, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Profession	Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Motto	In Verbo tuo laxabo rete (Latin for 'At Your Word, I will let down the nets.' – Luke 5:5
Coat of arms

Styles of Narciso Villaver Abellana
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Narciso Abellana y Villaver M.S.C. (born 11 November 1953) is a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop and the current and fifth Bishop of Romblon. Ordained to the priesthood on 28 December 1978, Villaver Abellana was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon, Philippines on 15 October 2013. ^{[1] [2]}

Life

Abellana was born in the city of Talisay, Cebu. He was ordained priest on 28 December 1978. He was appointed Bishop of Romblon on 15 October 2013. His episcopal ordination on 11 December 2013 was almost two months late after his appointment. ^{[3] [4]}

He was installed Bishop of Romblon on 9 January 2014.

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon
• Bishop of Romblon
• Nicolas M. Mondejar
• Vicente Salgado y Garrucho

References

1. Narciso Villaver Abellana
2. "NARCISO ABELLANA MSC, BISHOP OF ROMBLON". www.misacor.org.au. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.
3. "Pope Francis appoints new Romblon bishop". 18 October 2013.
4. "Pope names Filipino priest bishop of Romblon diocese". 8 January 2014.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	Bishop of Romblon 2015 – present	Incumbent