01/02/2024
The Diocese of Tandag mourns the death of His Excellency Most Rev. Nereo P. Odchimar, D.D, Bishop-Emeritus of Tandag. He was called home by Our Father in Heaven at 10:27 AM today, February 1, 2024, while at San Pedro Hospital in Davao City. He had been suffering from diabetes and kidney complications. He was 83 and died of metabolic encephalopathy due to end-stage renal disease and diabetic nephropathy.
Bishop Odchimar was born on October 16, 1940, in Bacuag, Surigao del Norte. He was ordained priest on December 19, 1964. He was appointed as second bishop of the Diocese of Tandag on October 18, 2001, until he retired last February 26, 2018.
True to his episcopal motto "Duc in Altum", he served the Diocese of Tandag with outmost zeal and dedication. He continued to uphold the diocesan stand in protecting the integrity of environment against illegal logging and mining. He extended the work of evangelization by creating mission station, devotional chapel, quasi-parishes and parishes, and conducting pastoral visits reaching the far-flung areas of the diocese. He commenced to put in place the financial management system of the diocese and also initiated to build the new San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral. He served the diocese for almost 17 years until his retirement in 2018. While shepherding the diocese of Tandag, he also became the 18th President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) from 2009-2011.
We request then all the religious and lay faithful to offer prayers for his eternal repose.
Eternal rest grant unto your servant, Bishop Ner, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon him.
May you rest in peace, our dear bishop Ner!
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