Pope Francis appoints new bishop
for Tandag, Philippines
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| Bishop-elect Raul Dael |
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of Bishop Nereo
Odchimar, bishop of Tandag, Phillipines. Fr Raul Dael, Episcopal Vicar for
Clergy of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro has been chosen to succeed Bishop
Odchimar.
By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp
Bishop-elect Dael was born in October 1966 in Jasa-an in the
province of Misamis Oriental located in the Northern Mindanao region of the
Philippines. After completing his studies in Philosophy at Xavier University in
Cagayan de Oro, the provincial center of Misamis Oriental, he studied Theology
at Saint John Vianney Seminary in the same city. He was ordained a priest for
the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in June 1993. He began his priestly ministry
as Parochial Vicar of the Metropolitan Cathedral. In 1995 he was reassigned as
Parochial Administrator of St Peter the Apostle parish located in Sugbongcon in
Misamis Oriental.
In 1997 he initiated a 3-year Masters in Theology at Loyola School of Theology of the Ateneo de Manila University. Returning to Cagayan de Oro, he was Professor and Director of spiritual and pastoral formation at John Vianney Seminary of Theology. From 2003-2009 he studied spirituality at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. On his return to the Philippines, he became Professor of Pastoral Theology at John Vianney Seminary once again. From 2016 to the present he has been carrying out the role of Vicar for Clergy for the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
In 1997 he initiated a 3-year Masters in Theology at Loyola School of Theology of the Ateneo de Manila University. Returning to Cagayan de Oro, he was Professor and Director of spiritual and pastoral formation at John Vianney Seminary of Theology. From 2003-2009 he studied spirituality at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. On his return to the Philippines, he became Professor of Pastoral Theology at John Vianney Seminary once again. From 2016 to the present he has been carrying out the role of Vicar for Clergy for the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
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