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Pope
Francis has appointed Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Julito Cortes as the new bishop of
Dumaguete.
The
appointment was officially announced in Rome on September 28, Saturday at 12:00 noon (6:00pm
Manila Time).
Cortes
will become the fourth ordinary of the diocese, which has been without a bishop
since last May 2012 following Archbishop John Du’s installation as head of the
Archdiocese of Palo.
The
bishop-elect is not new to his new assignment because he was parish priest for
more than five years in Bacong, Negros Oriental, which is part of Dumaguete
diocese.
He
also served as the diocese’s vicar general for 11 years and later diocesan
administrator until Du was installed bishop in July 2001.
Cortes
was born in Paranaque in 1956 and ordained a priest in 1980.
After
his episcopal ordination in 2002, he has served in a number of pastoral roles:
member of the CBCP Commission on Culture and Commission on Liturgy.
At
present, Cortes is the chairman of the CBCP Permanent Committee on Cultural
Heritage of the Church since 2009.
As
the new bishop of Dumaguete, he will be serving about 40 parishes with around
one million Catholics.
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