Nicolas M. Mondejar
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His Excellency The Most Reverend Nicolas Mondejar | |
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| Roman Catholic Bishop of Romblon | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Capiz |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon |
| Appointed | 19 December 1974 |
| Installed | 19 December 1974 |
| Term ended | 21 November 1987 |
| Predecessor | New creation |
| Successor | Vicente Salgado y Garrucho |
| Other post(s) | Asst. Editor, Veritas, Jaro, Iloilo City 1953-1957 Asst. Parish Priest, La Paz, Iloilo City1953-1957 Psychiatric Social Worker & Marriage Counsellor, Catholic Charities,Brooklyn, New York 1959-1961 Representative of the Diocesan Catholic Charities to the Domestic 1961-1962 Relations Court, Brooklyn, New York 1961-1962 Youth Counsellor, Lincoln Hall, New York 1963-1965 Psychiatric Social Worker, Catholic Charities, Brooklyn, New York 1965-1969 Auxiliary Bishop, Cebu 1970-1975 Chairman, NASSA, CBCP 1976-1980 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 August 1970 |
| Rank | bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolas Mondejar 15 September 1924 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Styles of Nicolas Mondejar | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Nicolas M. Mondejar, D.D. (born 15 September 1924) is a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop. He was the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Romblon from 1974 to 1987 after his appointment to the bishopric of San Carlos, Negros Occidental. He is now its Bishop-Emeritus.[1][2]
History
His Most Reverend Nicolas M. Mondejar was born on 15 September 1924 in the municipality of Cabatuan in Iloilo in the Philippines. He was ordained to be priest on 4 April 1953 in San Miguel, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila and seventeen years later, was ordained to be bishop on 30 August 1970 in Jaro, Iloilo.[1]
Education
His Most Reverend attended UST with a degree in Philosophy and obtained a licentiate of philosophy. In 1947, he earned a licentiate in Theology in UST Central Seminary. He also went to Fordham University in New York in 1959 and earned his Master's degree of Social services.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Most Rev. Nicolas M. Mondejar, D.D". Cbcponline.net. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmondejar.html
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