Zacharias Jimenez
Zacarias Cenita Jimenez | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan | |
| Native name | "Bishop Ite" |
| Province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Diocese | Butuan |
| See | Butuan |
| Appointed | June 11, 2003 |
| Term ended | May 7, 2009 |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 17, 1973 |
| Consecration | January 6, 1995 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zacarias Cenita Jimenez November 5, 1947 |
| Died | April 19, 2018 (aged 70) Butuan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Coat of arms | |
Zacarias Cenita Jimenez (November 5, 1947 – April 19, 2018) was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop.
Biography
Born on November 5, 1947, in Inabanga, Bohol in the Philippines, Jimenez was ordained to the priesthood on April 17, 1973, at the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Tagbilaran. He was consecrated as bishop on January 6, 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 December 2, 1994, to June 11, 2003. He then served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan, Philippines and as titular bishop of Arba until his death.[2]
He was discharged from a hospital on April 15, 2018, after suffering a second stroke but died at 8:01 a.m on April 19[1] due to acute respiratory failure in Butuan.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Bishop Zacharias Jimenez sa Butuan Diocese, patay na" [Bishop Zacharias Jimenez of Butuan Diocese, now dead]. Bomba Radyo Philippines. (in Butuanon). Bomba Radyo Butuan. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines". gcatholic.org. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Bishop Jimenez, Fr. Somosot pass away". Bohol Chronicle Daily. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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