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Renato Mayugba
Renato Pine Mayugba (born December 4, 1955) is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, currently serving as the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag, Laoag. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop in Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and Centuriones, Titular Bishop of Centuriones from 2005 to 2012. Early life and education Mayugba was born on December 4, 1955, at UST Hospital in Manila, Philippines. He completed his elementary education at St. Louis University in Baguio City. He later pursued his secondary education at Mary Help of Christians Minor Seminary in Binmaley, Pangasinan. For his undergraduate and theological studies, he attended Immaculate Conception Major Seminary in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Afterward, he obtained a licentiate from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy. Priesthood Mayugba was ordained a priest on April 25, 1981, for the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. His early min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Laoag
The Diocese of Laoag () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was erected in 1961 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. It was sede vacante from June 15, 2011, to October 11, 2012. On October 12, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Most Rev. Renato P. Mayugba, then Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, as the sixth bishop of the diocese. Ordinaries Pre-Hispanic Ilocos Long before the coming of the Spaniards, there already existed an extensive region (consisting of the present provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union) renowned for its gold mines. Merchants from Japan and China would often visit the area to barter beads, ceramics and silk with gold. The inhabitants of the region believed to be of Malay origin, called their place Samtoy from , which literally meant "language spoken in this place". Like other parts of the Philippines, Ilocos Norte befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical University Of Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (PUST), also known as the ''Angelicum'' or ''Collegio Angelico'' (in honor of its patron, the ''Doctor Angelicus'' Thomas Aquinas), is a pontifical university located in the historic center of Rome, Italy. The ''Angelicum'' is administered by the Dominican Order and is the order's central locus of Thomistic theology and philosophy. The ''Angelicum'' is coeducational and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology, philosophy, canon law, and social sciences, as well as certificates and diplomas in related areas. Courses are offered in Italian and some in English. The ''Angelicum'' is staffed by clergy and laity and serves both religious and lay students from around the world. History The ''Angelicum'' has its roots in the Dominican mission to study and to teach truth. This mission is reflected in the order's motto, "''Veritas''". The distinctively pedagogical character of the Dominican apostolate as intended by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasyl Tuchapets
Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets OSBM (; born 29 September 1967 in Yavoriv, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an Archiepiscopal Exarch of Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv and Titular Bishop of Centuriones since 2 April 2014. Life Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets was born in the family of Vasyl and Kateryna (née Datsko) Tuchapets in Yavoriv, where he grew up. After graduation of the school education, he graduated the technical college #14 in Ivano-Frankivsk (1982–1986) and made a compulsory service in the Soviet Army (1986–1988). He also studied an architecture in the Lviv Polytechnic (1988–1990). After graduation of the school education he joined a clandestine theological seminary. During all this time he was a clandestine member of the Order of Saint Basil the Great from 10 November 1986, where he had a profession on 6 October 1991 and a solemn profession on 29 December 1996. Tuchapets was ordained as priest on 12 July 1997 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiro Stojanov
Kiro Stojanov (; born 9 April 1959) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje and the Eparchial Bishop of the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. He currently also serves as president of Macedonian Caritas. Biography In 2005, he succeeded Joakim Herbut as both Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje and Apostolic exarch of Macedonia, becoming the head of the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church. On 31 May 2018, the apostolic exarchate was elevated to the rank of an eparchy Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administra ... (diocese) as the Macedonian Catholic Eparchy of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed in Strumica-Skopje, of which Stojanov became the first eparch. Bibliography * Kiro Stojanov: Dialo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In The Philippines
As part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Catholic Church in the Philippines (), or the Philippine Catholic Church or Philippine Roman Catholic Church, is part of the world's largest Christian church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Philippines is one of the two nations in Asia having a substantial portion of the population professing the Catholic faith, along with East Timor, and has the third largest Catholic population in the world after Brazil and Mexico. The episcopal conference responsible in governing the faith is the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Christianity, through Catholicism, was first brought to the Philippine islands by Spanish soldiers, missionaries and settlers, who arrived in waves beginning in the early 16th century in Cebu by way of colonization. Catholicism served as the country's state religion during the Spanish colonial period; since the American colonial period, the faith today is practiced in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Bishops' Conference Of The Philippines
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (abbreviated as CBCP) is the permanent organizational assembly of the Catholic bishops of the Philippines exercising together certain pastoral offices for the Christian faithful of their territory through apostolic plans, programs and projects suited to the circumstances of time and place in accordance with law for the promotion of the greater good offered by the Catholic Church to all people. Standing as the national episcopal conference in the Philippines, it consists all diocesan bishops and those equivalent to bishops in church law; all coadjutor and auxiliary bishops; and all other titular bishops who exercise for the entire nation a special office assigned to them by the Apostolic See. It has 90 active and 40 honorary bishops and other members. The chancery is centrally located within the Intramuros district, located just behind the Manila Cathedral. Kalookan bishop Pablo Virgilio David is the president . History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicastery For The Causes Of Saints
In the Catholic Church, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, previously named the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia that oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification. After preparing a case, including the approval of miracles, the case is presented to the pope, who decides whether or not to proceed with beatification or canonization. History Early history Saints were recognised by popular acclamation until the 12th century. After controversial cases, Pope Alexander III in 1170 required all candidates for sainthood to be approved by the Vatican. The papacy took total authority over the process in the 17th century. Sacred Congregation of Rites The Sacred Congregation for Rites was created by Pope Sixtus V on 22 January 1588 in the bull '' Immensa aeterni Dei''. The congregation dealt both with regulating divine worship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy See
The Holy See (, ; ), also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City. It encompasses the office of the pope as the Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop of the apostolic see, apostolic episcopal see of Diocese of Rome, Rome, and serves as the spiritual and administrative authority of the worldwide Catholic Church and Vatican City. Under international law, the Legal status of the Holy See, Holy See holds the status of a sovereign juridical entity. According to Sacred tradition, Catholic tradition and historical records, the Holy See was founded in the first century by Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul. By virtue of the doctrines of Primacy of Peter, Petrine and papal primacy, papal primacy, it is the focal point of full communion for Catholics around the world. The Holy See is headquartered in, operates from, and exercises "exclusive dominion" over Vatican City, an independent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucharist
The Eucharist ( ; from , ), also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the Lord's Supper, is a Christianity, Christian Rite (Christianity), rite, considered a sacrament in most churches and an Ordinance (Christianity), ordinance in others. Christians believe that the rite was instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper, the night before Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion, giving his Disciple (Christianity), disciples bread and wine. Passages in the New Testament state that he commanded them to "do this in memory of me" while referring to the bread as "my body" and the cup of wine as "the blood of my covenant, which is poured out for many". According to the synoptic Gospels, this was at a Passover meal. The elements of the Eucharist, sacramental bread, either Leavening agent, leavened or Unleavened bread, unleavened, and sacramental wine (non-alcoholic grape juice in some Protestantism, Protestant traditions, such as Methodism), are consecrated on an altar or a communio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niña Ruiz Abad
Niña Ruiz Abad (October 31, 1979 – August 16, 1993) was a Catholic Church in the Philippines, Filipino Catholic girl widely known as "the girl who always wore a rosary". She is in the process of being canonized, and is currently a Servant of God. Biography Abad was born October 31, 1979, at Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City to a lawyer couple from Sarrat, but her father died when she was three years old. She was baptized at Santo Domingo Church (Quezon City), Santo Domingo Church on March 15, 1980. She had one sister. She attended nursery at the University of the Philippines Child Study Center in Diliman, Quezon City, and kindergarten to grade two at the Holy Angels Montessori School in the same city. In April 1988, her family transferred to Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, where her mother, Corazon Ruiz Abad, a lawyer, became the chief hearing officer of the Commission on the Settlement of Land Problems of the Department of Justice (Philippines), Department of Justice. She completed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Franco (diplomat)
Antonio Franco (born 24 March 1937 in Puglianello, Italy) is an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and Holy See, Vatican diplomat. Biography He was born in Puglianello, Italy, on 24 March 1937. He was ordained a priest of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Telese o Cerreto Sannita on 10 July 1960. Diplomatic career To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1968. He held various posts in diplomatic missions of the Holy See in Apostolic Nunciature to Iran, Iran, Apostolic Nuncio to France, France, Diplomatic mission, Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York and the Section for Relations with States (Roman Curia), Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State (Holy See), Secretariat of State. He was appointed titular archbishop of Gallese, Gallesium and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine on 28 March 1992. He received his episcopal consecration from Pope John Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Upon his resignation, Benedict chose to be known as " pope emeritus", a title he held until his death on 31 December 2022. Ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger embarked on an academic career and established himself as a highly regarded theologian by the late 1950s. He was appointed a full professor in 1958 when aged 31. After a long career as a professor of theology at several German universities, he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising and created a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1977, an unusual promotion for someone with little pastoral experience. In 1981, he was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
