Joseph Nacua

Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua, OFMCap^[1] (January 5, 1945 – September 10, 2022) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate. Nacua was born in the Philippines and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan, Philippines from 2008 until his resignation in 2017.^[2]

The Most Reverend Joseph Nacua, OFMCap, D.D.
Bishop of Ilagan
Archdiocese	Tuguegarao
Appointed	June 10, 2008
Term ended	February 25, 2017
Predecessor	Sergio Lasam Utleg
Successor	David William Valencia Antonio
Orders
Ordination	June 26, 1971
Consecration	August 19, 2008 by Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan
Personal details
Born	Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua (1945-01-05)January 5, 1945 Mankayan, Mountain Province, Philippines
Died	September 10, 2022(2022-09-10) (aged 77) Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
Motto	RECORCATUS MISERICORDIAE SUAE
Coat of arms

Styles of Joseph Nacua
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Nacua is the first Filipino clergyman from the Capuchins to get ordained to the episcopate.^[3]

Nacua died on September 10, 2022, while confined in a hospital in Lipa, Batangas.^[4][5]