Pope Appoints Capiz Priest as New Kalibo Bishop

Pope appoints Capiz priest as new Kalibo bishop

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, Jan. 24, appointed a priest from the Archdiocese of Capiz as the new bishop of Kalibo. Fr. Cyril Villareal, 51, will succeed Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc, who retired in June 2025 after nearly 14 years of leading the diocese. Born in March 1974, he studied philosophy at St. Pius X […] The post Pope appoints Capiz priest as new Kalibo bishop appeared first on Interaksyon.

Thomasian priest named as new bishop of Kalibo

A THOMASIAN priest from Capiz has been appointed by the Vatican as the new bishop of the diocese of Kalibo, Aklan, the news arm of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has reported. Msgr. Cyril Villareal became the fifth bishop of the diocese after he was assigned to the post by Pope Leo XIV […] The post Thomasian priest named as new bishop of Kalibo appeared first on The Flame.