14/08/2026
JUST IN: The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed Most Rev. Midyphil B. Billones, D.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Kabankalan.
Our prayerful congratulations to Archbishop Dodong!
JUST IN: The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed Most Rev. Midyphil B. Billones, D.D., Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Kabankalan.
The appointment, made public today through CBCP News, was announced in a letter from the Dicastery for Bishops dated August 11, 2026, and released this Friday.
As Metropolitan Archbishop and Apostolic Administrator, Archbishop Billones will shepherd the Diocese of Kabankalan—one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Jaro—in a "caretaker capacity" until the Holy Father appoints and installs a new bishop.
We accompany Archbishop Billones with our prayers and support as he tends to the wider flock entrusted to his care. Likewise, we lift up the Local Church of Kabankalan in prayer, that the Lord may soon grant them a new shepherd who will minister and journey with them after the Heart of Jesus.
Our prayerful congratulations to Archbishop Dodong!
You may read the article through this link: https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/apostolic-administrator-appointed-for-kabankalan/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTrjF9wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVlwbXpMWE95bG1zTE1ReDdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe0vQdwuVQ7VXYNTvsXbeWNnnXkubDHZgmn7WAA5Km4HiyLZizDOFDY7P3UOc_aem_Z31Db2BKssLuGyypq0YoLg