Victor Bendico

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Victor Bendico
Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Capiz
ProvinceCapiz
SeeCapiz
AppointedMarch 3, 2023
InstalledMay 3, 2023
PredecessorCardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationApril 14, 1984
by Antonio Floro Frondosa
ConsecrationJanuary 10, 2017
by  Marlo Peralta
Personal details
Born
Victor Barnuevo Bendico

(1960-01-22) January 22, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityFilipino
Denomination Roman Catholic
ProfessionTheologian, Philosopher, Liturgist.
Alma mater Pontifical Institute of St. Anselm
MottoConfidam
(I will trust)
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Victor Barnuevo Bendico (Capiz).svg
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAntonio Floro Frondosa
DateApril 14, 1984
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Marlo Peralta (Nueva Segovia
Co-consecrators
DateJanuary 10, 2017
Place Baguio Cathedral
Styles of
Victor Barnuevo Bendico
Coat of arms of Victor Barnuevo Bendico (Capiz).svg
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Victor Barnuevo Bendico (born 22 January 1960) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church who has been appointed the fourth Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz. [1]

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Within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, he chairs the Episcopal Commission for the Liturgy. [1]

Biography

Victor Bendico was born on 22 January 1960, in Roxas City, Capiz. He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary, before pursuing his doctorate in sacred liturgy at the Pontifical Institute of Saint Anselm. [2] He was ordained to the priesthood on 14 April 1984. [1]

On 1 October 2016, Pope Francis appointed him as the second Bishop of Baguio, [3] replacing the retiring bishop Carlito Joaquin Cenzon. The Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Marlo Peralta, consecrated Bendico to the episcopate on 10 January 2017, at the Baguio Cathedral. He was installed at his post on the same day. [4]

From 2017 to 2018, he served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union. [5]

On 3 March 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as the fourth Archbishop of Capiz, replacing Cardinal Jose Advincula who had been the current Archbishop of Manila since 2021. [6] He was installed on 3 May 2023, by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Charles John Brown. [7] He received the pallium, a symbol of his authority as metropolitan archbishop, on 18 August 2023. [8]

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