Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara (born October 23, 1962) is a

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of the

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. He is the second and current Bishop of Pasig, and he had previously served as the third Bishop of San Jose from February 12, 2005 to April 20, 2011.

Early life and education

Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara was born on October 23, 1962 at

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital city, capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanize ...

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. He studied elementary at the Ateneo de Manila Grade School and high school at the Ateneo de Manila High School. He took an undergraduate degree in B.S. Management Engineering and Masters in Philosophy at the

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, and he took licentiate in sacred theology at the Loyola School of Theology in the same university, and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Mig ...

Ministry

Priesthood (1990–2005)

On March 24, 1990, Vergara was

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to the priesthood by

Jaime Cardinal Sin Jaime Lachica Sin ( zh, t=辛海梅, 辛海棉, poj=Sin Hái-mûi, Sin Hái-mî; August 31, 1928 – June 21, 2005), commonly and formally known as Jaime Cardinal Sin, was the 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila and the third cardinal from ...

, the

Archbishop of Manila The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila ( lat, Archidioecesis Manilensis; fil, Arkidiyosesis ng Maynilà; es, Arquidiócesis de Manila) is the archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines, encompassi ...

, at the

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. After his ordination, Vergara served as the parochial vicar and acting parish priest of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentratio ...

. From 1994 to 2001, he served as the

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of Holy Apostles Senior Seminary in Makati, where he also taught previously as Dean of Studies and Professor of Philosophy from 1990 to 1994. He also became the chaplain of the Chapel of the Eucharistic Lord at

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from 1999 to 2000 and of Santo Niño de Paz Chapel at

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, Makati from 2000 to 2003. He was also the Spiritual Director of Archdiocesan Association of Saint John Mary Vianney from 2003 to 2003. Then, he also became the parish priest of Saint Rita de Cascia Parish in Philamlife Homes,

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was foun ...

from 2001 to 2004. In 2003, he was named Chancellor of the newly-established

Diocese of Cubao The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cubaoensis'') is a diocese of the western Latin Church of the Catholic Church in district of Cubao in Quezon City, in northern Metro Manila, Philippines. The diocese was created by Pope Jo ...

, serving until 2004. He later served as parish priest of the Holy Sacrifice Parish in Quezon City and vicar for clergy of the Diocese of Cubao in 2005.

Bishop (2005–present)

Vergara was appointed as the third Bishop of San Jose on February 12, 2005 by

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and was installed on May 14 of that same year. On April 20, 2011, he was appointed as the second Bishop of

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

. In 2021, he was elected as Vice-President of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines with The Most Reverend

Pablo Virgilio David Pablo Virgilio Siongco David (born March 2, 1959), also known as "Bishop Ambo", is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the current bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan and is the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Phil ...

as President

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