Nicolas M. Mondejar
Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar (15 September 1924 – 10 February 2019) was a Filipino Catholic bishop. He was the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Romblon from 1974 to 1987 after his appointment to the Bishop of San Carlos, Negros Occidental. He later became its bishop-emeritus.[1][2]
The Most Reverend Nicolas M. Mondejar | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Diocese of San Carlos | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos |
| See | San Carlos |
| Appointed | 21 November 1987 |
| Installed | 10 February 1988 |
| Term ended | 25 July 2001 |
| Predecessor | New creation |
| Successor | Jose Advincula |
| Other post(s) | Asst. editor of Veritas, Jaro, Iloilo City, 1953-1957 Asst. parish priest, La Paz, Iloilo City1953-1957 Psychiatric social worker and marriage counsellor, Catholic Charities, Brooklyn, New York, 1959-1961 Representative of the Diocesan Catholic Charities to the Domestic 1961-1962 Relations Court, Brooklyn, New York 1961-1962 Youth Counsellor, Lincoln Hall, New York, 1963-1965 Psychiatric social worker, Catholic Charities, Brooklyn, New York, 1965-1969 Auxiliary bishop, Cebu, 1970-1975 Chairman, NASSA, CBCP, 1976-1980 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | August 30, 1970 by Archbishop Carmine Rocco and co-Consecrated Bishop Antonio Frondosa and Bishop Manuel Sandalo Salvador |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar 15 September 1924 |
| Died | 10 February 2019 (aged 94) San Carlos, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Buried | San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral and Parish, San Carlos, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and Bishop of Romblon |
| Styles of Nicolas Mondejar | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Life and career
Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar was born on 15 September 1924 in the municipality of Cabatuan in Iloilo in the Philippines. He was ordained a priest on 4 April 1953 in San Miguel, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. Seventeen years later he was ordained as a bishop, on 30 August 1970 in Jaro, Iloilo.[1]
Mondejar died on 10 February 2019, age 94.[3]
Education
Mondejar attended the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in philosophy and obtained a licentiate of philosophy. In 1947, he earned a licentiate in theology in the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary. He also went to Fordham University in New York in 1959 and earned a master's degree in social services.[1]
References
- "Most Rev. Nicolas M. Mondejar, D.D". Cbcponline.net. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- "Bishop Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
- "Church mourns death of 2 bishops". Rappler. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.