Edwin Panergo

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Oracion and the surname or paternal family name is Panergo.

Edwin Oracion Panergo (born September 7, 1971) is a Filipino Catholic prelate who was appointed as the Bishop-elect of Boac in the Philippines.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edwin Oracion Panergo STL
Bishop-elect of Boac
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Lipa
See	Boac
Appointed	October 4, 2025
Installed	TBD
Predecessor	Marcelino Antonio Maralit
Orders
Ordination	September 8, 1997
Personal details
Born	Edwin Oracion Panergo (1971-09-07) September 7, 1971 (age 54) Lucena, Quezon, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	Saint Francis de Sales Major Seminary Saint Alphonsus School of Theology Saint Louis University Institut Notre-Dame de Vie [fr]
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date September 8, 1991 Place Lucena Cathedral

Styles of Edwin O. Panergo
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor, Bishop

Early life and education

Panergo was born on September 7, 1971, in Lucena, Quezon. He studied philosophy at Saint Francis de Sales Major Seminary in Lipa, Batangas, and theology at Saint Alphonsus School of Theology in his hometown Lucena. He went on to study at Saint Louis University in Baguio City, where he received a Licentiate in Guidance and Counseling.^[1] He then earned his Licentiate in Sacred Theology^[2] at Institut Notre-Dame de Vie [fr] in Venasque, France.^[3]

Ministry

Priesthood

Panergo was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lucena on September 8, 1997, at the Saint Ferdinand Cathedral.^[3] He was then assigned as vicar of the Minor Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, an assignment he held until 1998.^[1] He was also a team ministry member at St. Roche Parish in Barangay Ilasan, Lucena, from 1998 to 2000. In Unisan, he was parish priest of St. Roche Parish in Barangay Panaon from 2000 to 2002. Subsequently, he became the spiritual director of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Seminary in Lucban from 2002 to 2009 and 2012 to 2015.^[1] He was then appointed as rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary in Sariaya in 2015.^[1]

Within the Diocese of Lucena, he was the director of the diocese's Commission on Vocations.^[2]

Episcopate

On October 4, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Panergo as the fifth Bishop of Boac, replacing Marcelino Antonio Maralit, who, in 2024, was transferred to the Diocese of San Pablo by Leo's predecessor, Pope Francis.^[3] Prior to his appointment, the diocese was overseen by its diocesan administrator, Elino P. Esplana, since November 2024.^[4]