Joseph Nacua
Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua[1] (January 5, 1945 – September 10, 2022) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate. Nacua was born in the Philippines and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan, Philippines from 2008 until his resignation in 2017.[2]
Joseph Nacua | |
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| Bishop of Ilagan | |
| Archdiocese | Tuguegarao |
| Appointed | June 10, 2008 |
| Term ended | February 25, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Sergio Lasam Utleg |
| Successor | David William Valencia Antonio |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 26, 1971 |
| Consecration | August 19, 2008 by Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua January 5, 1945 |
| Died | September 10, 2022 (aged 77) Lipa, Batangas, Philippines |
| Motto | RECORCATUS MISERICORDIAE SUAE |
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| Styles of Joseph Nacua | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Nacua is the first Filipino clergyman belonging to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin to get ordained to the episcopate.[3]
Nacua died on September 10, 2022, while confined in a hospital in Lipa, Batangas.[4][5]
References
- Visaya Jr, Villamor (September 11, 2022). "Bishop Emeritus Joseph Benedict Nacua, 77, dies". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Bishop Joseph Benedict (Simplicius de Lepanto) Amangi Nacua [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- "Bishop Nacua, the only Filipino Capuchin prelate, dies at 77". InterAksyon. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- Visaya, Vince Jacob (September 12, 2022). "Bishop Emeritus Joseph Nacua, 77". The Manila Times. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Filipino Capuchin bishop dies at 77". UCA News. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
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