Jose Rapadas III

Filipino Catholic bishop

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Jose Ramirez Rapadas III (born July 12, 1972) is a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of Iligan in the Philippines.^[1]

Background

Rapadas was born on July 12, 1972, in Tondo, Manila, but he was raised in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. He attended St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro, and was ordained a priest in 1999. He also attended the Loyola School of Theology at the Ateneo de Manila University where he obtained his licentiate in dogmatic theology.^[2]

Ministry

Sacerdotal

He served as a seminary professor and rector at Saint Joseph College Seminary, and as professor of religious studies University of Zamboanga. Prior to his appointment as bishop of Iligan, he served as vicar general of the diocese of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay.^[3]

Episcopal

Pope Francis appointed Rapadas to be the 5th Bishop of Iligan on June 13, 2019, nearly two years after the passing of then-Bishop Elenito Galido in 2017.^[4] He took over from Bishop Severo Caermare of the diocese of Dipolog whom Pope Francis had assigned to administer the parish during its sede vacante period.^[5]

References

^ "Bishop Jose Ramirez Rapadas III". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Patinio, Ferdinand (14 June 2019). "Pope appoints new Iligan bishop". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Iligan diocese to welcome new bishop". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Lagarde, Roy (14 June 2019). "Pope appoints youngest Filipino bishop". Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "Pope appoints New Bishops for Philippines". Vatican Radio. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Elenito R. Galido	Bishop of Iligan 2019-Present	Incumbent

Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan

Dioecesis Iliganensis

Territories

Lanao del Norte (Bacolod, Baroy, Iligan City, Kapatagan, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Lala, Linamon, Magsaysay, Maigo, Salvador, Sapad, Tubod)

Ordinaries

Bienvenido Solon Tudtud
Fernando Capalla
Emilio Bataclan
Elenito Galido
Jose Rapadas III

Cathedral

St. Michael the Archangel

Parishes

St. Michael Vicariate	St. Michael the Archangel San Lorenzo Ruiz Our Lady of Fatima San Roque Immaculate Conception Resurrection of the Lord Filipino-Chinese Catholic Community San Pedro Calungsod Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shrine
Corpus Christi Vicariate	Corpus Christi Lord of the Holy Cross San Vicente Ferrer San Jose Chapel Birhen Sto. Rosario Inahan Sa Kinabuhi (ISK)
Sto. Niño Vicariate	San Isidro Labrador Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Linamon) San Vicente Ferrer (Kauswagan) Sto. Niño (Bacolod, Lanao del Norte) San Isidro Labrador (Maigo) San Roque Chaplaincy, NPC
San Isidro Vicariate	Holy Cross (Kolambugan) San Isidro Labrador (Tubod, Lanao Del Norte) San Isidro Labrador (Magsaysay, Lanao Del Norte) Sta. Catalina (Tubod, Lanao Del Norte) Sto. Niño (Baroy)
Christ the King Vicariate	Sto. Niño (Lala, Lanao del Norte) Christ the King (Lala, Lanao del Norte) St. Francis Xavier (Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte) San Isidro Labrador (Salvador, Lanao Del Norte) San Jose (Sapad)