Zacharias Jimenez

Zacarias Cenita Jimenez (5 November 1947 – 19 April 2018) was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop.

Zacarias Cenita Jimenez
Bishop Emeritus of Pagadian
Native name
"Bishop Ite"
DioceseDiocese of Pagadian
SeePagadian
PredecessorAntonio R. Tobias
SuccessorEmmanuel Cabajar
Orders
Ordination17 April 1973
Consecration6 January 1995
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born
Zacarias Cenita Jimenez

(1947-11-05)November 5, 1947
Inabanga, Bohol, Philippines
DiedApril 19, 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 70)
Butuan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Coat of armsZacarias Cenita Jimenez's coat of arms

Biography

Born on 5 November 1947 in Inabanga, Bohol in the Philippines, Jimenez was ordained to the priesthood on 17 April 1973 at the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Tagbilaran. He was consecrated as bishop on 6 January 1995 at the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.[1]

He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines, from 2 December 1994 to 11 June 2003. He then served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan, Philippines and as titular bishop of Arba from 11 June 2003 until his death.[2]

He was discharged from a hospital on 15 April 2018 after suffering a second stroke but died at 8:01 a.m on 19 April[1] due to acute respiratory failure in Butuan.[3]

Notes
  1. "Bishop Zacharias Jimenez sa Butuan Diocese, patay na" [Bishop Zacharias Jimenez of Butuan Diocese, now dead]. Bomba Radyo Philippines. (in Butuanon). Bomba Radyo Butuan. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. "Bishop Jimenez, Fr. Somosot pass away". Bohol Chronicle Daily. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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