Jose Ramirez Rapadas III (born July 12, 1972) is a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of Iligan in the Philippines.[1]


Jose Rapadas III

Bishop of Iligan
ProvinceEcclesiastical Province of Ozamiz
SeeIligan
Installed13 June 2019
PredecessorElenito Galido
Orders
Ordination19 May 1999
by Antonio Ledesma
Consecration20 August 2019
by Julius Tonel
Personal details
Born
Jose Ramirez Rapadas III

(1972-07-12) July 12, 1972 (age 52)
Tondo, Manila, Philippines
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Alma mater
MottoQuia audit servus tuus
Coat of armsJose Rapadas III's coat of arms

Background

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Rapadas was born on July 12, 1972, in Tondo, Manila, but he was raised in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. He attended St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro, and was ordained a priest in 1999. He also attended the Loyola School of Theology at the Ateneo de Manila University where he obtained his licentiate in dogmatic theology.[2]

Ministry

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Sacerdotal

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He served as a seminary professor and rector at Saint Joseph College Seminary, and as professor of religious studies University of Zamboanga. Prior to his appointment as bishop of Iligan, he served as vicar general of the diocese of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay.[3]

Episcopal

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Pope Francis appointed Rapadas to be the 5th Bishop of Iligan on June 13, 2019, nearly two years after the passing of then-Bishop Elenito Galido in 2017.[4] He took over from Bishop Severo Caermare of the diocese of Dipolog whom Pope Francis had assigned to administer the parish during its sede vacante period.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Jose Ramirez Rapadas III". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Patinio, Ferdinand (14 June 2019). "Pope appoints new Iligan bishop". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Iligan diocese to welcome new bishop". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ Lagarde, Roy (14 June 2019). "Pope appoints youngest Filipino bishop". Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Pope appoints New Bishops for Philippines". Vatican Radio. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Iligan
2019-Present
Incumbent