Danilo Ulep

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bangayan and the surname or paternal family name is Ulep.

Juan Danilo Bangayan Ulep (born June 24, 1962) is a Filipino bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the fifth and current Bishop-Prelate of Batanes^[1] and was elected as the Chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Cultural Heritage of the Church during the 126th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.^[2]

The Most Reverend Juan Danilo B. Ulep
Bishop-Prelate of Batanes
Church	Catholic Church
See	Territorial Prelature of Batanes
Appointed	May 10, 2017
Predecessor	Camilo D. Gregorio
Successor	Incumbent
Other post(s)	Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Cultural Heritage of the Church
Orders
Ordination	April 10, 1987 by Diosdado Talamayan
Consecration	July 29, 2017 by Sergio Utleg
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-24) June 24, 1962 (age 62) Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
Residence	Palacio Nu Obispo Basco, Batanes 3009
Occupation	Prelate (bishop)
Alma mater	University of Santo Tomas San Jacinto Seminary
Motto	Fiat voluntas tua ('Your will be done', Matthew 6:10)
Coat of arms

Biography

Ulep was born in Tuguegarao, Cagayan on June 24, 1962. He studied philosophy and theology at the Santo Tomas University in Manila, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy, theology and canon law, and a licentiate in philosophy.

He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Tugugarao with Archbishop Ricardo Baccay on 10 April 1987 at the St. Peter's Cathedral by Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan, then Archbishop of Tuguegarao.

He subsequently served as: vicar of the parish of San Vincenzo Ferrer, Solana, Cagayan (1987–1992); administrator of the same parish (1992–1993); pastor of the Holy Guardian Angels parish, Tuao, Cagayan (1993–1999); rector of the San Jacinto minor seminary of Alimannao, Cagayan and director of the commission for vocations and seminaries (1999–2005); pastor of the St. Joseph the Worker parish of San José, Baggao, and episcopal vicar of Alcala (2005–2011).

Finally, from 2011 up to the present, he has served as pastor and rector of the Santo Niño parish and shrine in San Gabriel, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, director of the biblical apostolate and president of the priests’ assembly of the archdiocese of Tuguegarao.^[3]

On May 20, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him as the fifth bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Batanes following the resignation of Bishop Camilo D. Gregorio. He was consecrated bishop at St. Peter's Cathedral on July 29, 2017, by Archbishop Sergio Utleg, then Archbishop of Tuguegarao. Co-consecrators were Archbishop Marlo M. Peralta of Nueva Segovia and Bishop Camilo D. Gregorio, Bishop-Prelate Emeritus of Batanes. He was installed as Bishop-Prelate of Batanes on August 8 of the same year, coinciding with the feast of Saint Dominic De Guzman, patron of Basco, the capital of Batanes.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Prelature of Batanes appears on the left side of the viewer while that of Bishop Ulep appears on the right. Bishop Ulep's motto is taken from Matthew 6:10, Fiat voluntas tua ("Your will be done").