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20th and 21st-century Roman Catholic Archbishop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victor Barnuevo Bendico (born 22 January 1960) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church who has been appointed the fourth Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz.[1]
Victor Barnuevo Bendico | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Metropolitan Archbishop of Capiz | |||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||
| Archdiocese | Capiz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Capiz | ||||||||||||||||||
| See | Capiz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | March 3, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | May 3, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | April 14, 1984 by Antonio Floro Frondosa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | January 10, 2017 by Marlo Peralta | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Victor Barnuevo Bendico January 22, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Theologian, Philosopher, Liturgist. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Pontifical Institute of St. Anselm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Confidam (I will trust) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coat of arms | .svg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ordination history | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Victor Barnuevo Bendico | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, he chairs the Episcopal Commission for the Liturgy.[1]
Victor Bendico was born on 22 January 1960, in Roxas City, Capiz. He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary, before pursuing his doctorate in sacred liturgy at the Pontifical Institute of Saint Anselm.[2] He was ordained to the priesthood on 14 April 1984.[1]
On 1 October 2016, Pope Francis appointed him as the second Bishop of Baguio,[3] replacing the retiring bishop Carlito Joaquin Cenzon. The Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Marlo Peralta, consecrated Bendico to the episcopate on 10 January 2017, at the Baguio Cathedral. He was installed at his post on the same day.[4]
From 2017 to 2018, he served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union.[5]
On 3 March 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as the fourth Archbishop of Capiz, replacing Cardinal Jose Advincula who had been the current Archbishop of Manila since 2021.[6] He was installed on 3 May 2023, by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Charles John Brown.[7] He received the pallium, a symbol of his authority as metropolitan archbishop, on 18 August 2023.[8]
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