Noel Portal Pedregosa is a Filipino prelate of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay The Diocese of Malaybalay (Lat: ''Dioecesis Malaibalaiensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Diocesan history The diocese was erected on April 25, 1969, as the Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay. O ...

, appointed by

Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...

on June 29, 2021. He will follow the steps of

Jose Cabantan José Araneta Cabantan (born June 19, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as the archbishop of the Latin Church Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines. Early life José Araneta Cabantan was bo ...

after he was made the

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Cagayan de Oro Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO and officially the City of Cagayan de Oro; ; Bukid language, Binukid: ''Ciudad ta Cagayan de Oro''; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippi ...

in August 2020. Pedregosa took possession of the

on September 14, 2021.

Biography

Pedregosa was born on October 18, 1964, in

M'lang M'lang, officially the Municipality of M'lang ( Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang M'lang;'' Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Melang'', Jawi: ايڠايد نو ملڠ), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

Cotabato Cotabato, formerly and still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, regi ...

, Philippines. He studied philosophy at St. Isidro College in

Malaybalay Malaybalay City, officially the City of Malaybalay (Bukid language, Binukid: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bukidnon, ...

Bukidnon Bukidnon (), officially the Province of Bukidnon (; ; ; Bukid language, Binukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindan ...

after studying high school at Loyola High School Don Carlos He also studied theology at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro. He also has a degree of Licentiate of Sacred Scripture (S.S.L.) from Loyola School of Theology in Ateneo de Manila University. He was ordained a priest on September 11, 1991. Since 2017, he is the

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General of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay and

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of Saint Isidro Cathedral. In July 2020, he was made the administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay. On September 14, 2021, he was subsequently consecrated to the episcopate and installed as Bishop of Malaybalay by his Predecessor Most Rev.

, Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro and co-consecrators: Most Rev.

Angelito Lampon Angelito Rendon Lampon (born 1 March 1950) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato, Archbishop of Cotabato since 2019. He was Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo, Apostolic Vicar of Jolo fro ...

and Most Rev. Raul Dael.

References

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