Enrique de Vera Macaraeg (December 28, 1955 – October 23, 2023) was a Filipino

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of the

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. Born in Manila, Macaraeg was ordained as a priest in 1979. He was appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016, serving until his death in 2023. Macaraeg was the chairman of the

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– Episcopal Commission on the

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(ECLA) until his death. Severo Caermare (vice chairman of ECLA) assumed the two-year term chairmanship from December 15, 2023 succeeding the late Bishop Macaraeg. On October 23, 2023, Macaraeg died due to a cardiac arrest while playing basketball in Malasiqui. He was 67.

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1955 births 2023 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines Bishops appointed by Pope Francis Clergy from Manila Roman Catholic bishops of Tarlac {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub