{"id":221767,"date":"2019-07-07T01:09:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T05:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221767"},"modified":"2019-07-07T01:09:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T05:09:53","slug":"davao-archbishop-re-elected-as-cbcp-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/davao-archbishop-re-elected-as-cbcp-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Davao Archbishop re-elected as CBCP head"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to an article posted on the CBCP news website, the 67-year-old Davao prelate was chosen by his colleagues during their plenary assembly in Manila, which started on July 6 and will end on Monday, July 8. (File Photo<\/a>: CBCP News\/Website<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles was re-elected on Saturday as president of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).<\/p>\n

According to an article posted on the CBCP news website, the 67-year-old Davao prelate was chosen by his colleagues during their plenary assembly in Manila, which started on July 6 and will end on Monday, July 8.<\/p>\n

He will be serving his second and last term as leader of the Catholic bishops\u2019 group in the country.<\/p>\n

Valles was first elected as CBCP head in July 2017, succeeding Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan.<\/p>\n

His re-election would also make him the more visible face of the church as it gears for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines in 2021.<\/p>\n

The bishops also re-elected Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David as vice president, Palo Archbishop John Du as treasurer and Fr. Marvin Mejia as secretary general.<\/p>\n

Their terms of office will begin on December 1, 2019, up to November 30, 2021.<\/p>\n

Elected CBCP officials have a two-year tenure in office, or a total of four to include the second term.<\/p>\n

Some 83 bishops, 73 of them are active and five are retired, are present at the bi-annual meeting held at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Pope Francis expressed support to the CBCP members as they hold their plenary assembly, where they discuss issues that affect the Church and the country.<\/p>\n

The Holy Father also wished their gathering \u201cbear fruit for the benefit of all the faithful in an environment of living communion\u201d.<\/p>\n

At present, the CBCP is composed of 134 members\u2014 83 of whom are active, three are administrators, and 45 are retired from 86 ecclesiastical jurisdictions.<\/p>\n

The plenary assembly is held twice a year– in January and in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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