New Isabela bishop installed
Published Jun 2, 2019 10:00 am
By Christina Hermoso
Bishop Leo M. Dalmao has been installed as the new head of the Prelature of Isabela in Basilan during rites held recently at the Sta. Isabel Cathedral.
Bishop Leo Dalmao (center) is flanked by other prelates and priests after his ordination and installation as head of the Prelature of Isabela at the Sta. Isabel Cathedral May 24. (CBCP NEWS/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo De la Cruz served as the principal consecrator and was assisted by Ozamiz Archbishop Martin Jumoad, who also served as homilist. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, Msgr. Gabriel
Viola of the Apostolic Nunciature, and Fr. Joseba Kamiruaga, secretary general of Rome-based Claretian congregation attended the special event as well as bishops, priests, nuns, and laypeople.
Dalmao, 49, is the fourth bishop of the Prelature of Isabela in the Muslim province of Basilan and the first Filipino Claretian to join the College of Bishops. He succeeds Archbishop Jumoad who was transferred to Ozamiz in 2016.
The CBCP said, Dalmao was serving as General Prefect of Formation of the Claretian Missionaries in Rome, Italy when Pope Francis appointed him as the new bishop of Isabela on March 25. The bishop has previously served in Basilan following his ordination in 1997 when he managed a project for the indigenous Samal-Badjau.
From Basilan, he was named Prefect of Students in 2000 and three years later, became Novice Master while serving as Prefect of
Formation of the Claretian Philippine Province. In 2010, he was elected provincial superior of the Claretian congregation. While serving as superior, he also served as co-chairperson of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines until his election as council member to the Claretian general government in 2005.
The Prelature of Isabela was erected in 1963 and is located in the province of Basilan, and its component cities of Isabela City and Lamitan City, in the Ecclesiastical province of Zamboanga. It has a population of about 400,000, about 30 percent of them are Catholics.
Bishop Leo Dalmao (center) is flanked by other prelates and priests after his ordination and installation as head of the Prelature of Isabela at the Sta. Isabel Cathedral May 24. (CBCP NEWS/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo De la Cruz served as the principal consecrator and was assisted by Ozamiz Archbishop Martin Jumoad, who also served as homilist. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, Msgr. Gabriel
Viola of the Apostolic Nunciature, and Fr. Joseba Kamiruaga, secretary general of Rome-based Claretian congregation attended the special event as well as bishops, priests, nuns, and laypeople.
Dalmao, 49, is the fourth bishop of the Prelature of Isabela in the Muslim province of Basilan and the first Filipino Claretian to join the College of Bishops. He succeeds Archbishop Jumoad who was transferred to Ozamiz in 2016.
The CBCP said, Dalmao was serving as General Prefect of Formation of the Claretian Missionaries in Rome, Italy when Pope Francis appointed him as the new bishop of Isabela on March 25. The bishop has previously served in Basilan following his ordination in 1997 when he managed a project for the indigenous Samal-Badjau.
From Basilan, he was named Prefect of Students in 2000 and three years later, became Novice Master while serving as Prefect of
Formation of the Claretian Philippine Province. In 2010, he was elected provincial superior of the Claretian congregation. While serving as superior, he also served as co-chairperson of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines until his election as council member to the Claretian general government in 2005.
The Prelature of Isabela was erected in 1963 and is located in the province of Basilan, and its component cities of Isabela City and Lamitan City, in the Ecclesiastical province of Zamboanga. It has a population of about 400,000, about 30 percent of them are Catholics.