06/03/2024
THREE MONTHS, THREE BISHOPS, ONE ARCHDIOCESE
Three important milestones in the life and history of Caceres and of our dear Bishops will transpire in the next three months.
On April 21, Archbishop-emeritus and Apostolic Administrator Rolando J. Tria Tirona will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood. A Thanksgiving Mass will be held at the Peñafrancia Basilica Minore on the aforementioned date at 09:30 AM.
May 02 will mark a new chapter in the long and rich history of the local Church of Caceres, as His Grace, Most Rev. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon, DD will be Solemnly Installed and will take Canonical Possession of the Archdiocese as its Fifth Archbishop. The Rites will begin at 09:00 AM at The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral.
Finally, on June 21, coinciding with his 53rd Birthday, Virac Bishop-elect Luisito A. Occiano will receive Episcopal Ordination from the hands of our Archbishop-emeritus, together with Archbishops Adolfo Tito Yllana and Charles John Brown as Co-Consecrators. The Solemn Ordination will take place at the Peñafrancia Basilica Minore, also at 09:00 AM. He will then be Installed at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral-Parish of the Diocese of Virac on June 26.
As we prepare for these three momentous occasions, let us give thanks to God for the gift of these three Bishops, and pray that He may grant them the necessary graces to fulfill their ministries.