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Rene Ramirez (bishop)
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Rene Ramirez RCJ (born 29 March 1969) is a Filipino-born Australian bishop of the Catholic Church and a member of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus. He is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
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Early life
Ramirez was born in Gapan, Philippines. He entered the Rogationists in 1985 at the age of 16. He made solemn vows in 1995 and was ordained a priest on 27 June 1998.[1]
Presbyteral ministry
Following his ordination, Ramirez became the vocations director for his congregation in the Philippines. He then served as administrator, treasurer and vice Rector at Rogationist College in Cavite City. In 2003, he moved to Rome to complete his licentiate studies in spirituality and earn a diploma in Social Communications from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He returned to the Philippines in 2006 and served in various roles within the Rogationists.
He moved to Australia in 2015 and served with in the parishes of West Footscray, Maidstone and Braybrook within the Archdiocese of Melbourne. In 2023, he moved to the Diocese of Sandhurst to help his congregation establish a presence in the Diocese of Sandhurst.[2]
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Episcopal ministry
On 8 November 2024, Pope Francis announced he had appointed Ramirez and Father Thinh Xuan Nguyen as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Melbourne.[3] The pair were consecrated as bishops on 1 February 2025 at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Peter A Comensoli while Bishop Gregory Bennet of Sale and Bishop Shane Mackinlay of Sandhurst were co-consecrators.[4]
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