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Ronald Timoner
Filipino Catholic priest (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner (born August 13, 1971) is a Filipino Catholic priest. He is the bishop-elect of the Diocese of Pagadian in the Philippines.[1]
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Early life and education
Timoner was born on August 13, 1971, in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.[2][3] He studied philosophy at the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary in Naga, Camarines Sur, and theology at the University of Santo Tomas. He earned his licentiate in sacred theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas Angelicum in Rome.[2]
He is the younger brother of Gerard Timoner III, the 88th Master of the Order of Preachers.[4]
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Priesthood
Timoner was ordained to the priesthood on May 1, 1997, for the Diocese of Daet.[2][3] Early in his ministry, he served as parochial vicar in the parishes in Paracale and Talisay. He later held several key roles at the Holy Trinity College Seminary in Labo, including spiritual director, prefect of discipline, and procurator. From 2004 to 2008, he ministered abroad as chaplain of the Church of Saint Thomas in Milan, Italy.[2]
Upon his return, he was appointed chancellor of the Diocese of Daet, a post he held until 2016, while also taking on the role of director of the SPACFI-Socio-Pastoral Action Center Foundation in Daet beginning in 2015. Since 2017, he has served as parish priest of San Juan Bautista Parish in Daet.[5]
In April 2017, Timoner was appointed as the diocesan administrator of Daet, after Bishop Gilbert Armea Garcera was appointed as Archbishop of Lipa.[6] Timoner held that position until Garcera's successor, Rex Andrew Alarcon, was installed in 2019. On April 2, 2019, Alarcon appointed Timoner as vicar general of the diocese.[7] Upon Alarcon's appointment as Archbishop of Cáceres, Timoner was reappointed as the diocesan administrator on May 16, 2024.[8]
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Episcopate
On April 2, 2025, Pope Francis appointed Timoner as the sixth Bishop of Pagadian,[1] succeeding the late bishop Ronald Lunas, who died in 2024.[3] His episcopal consecration and canonical installation will take place on August 13, 2025, his fifty-fourth birthday, at the Santo Niño Cathedral Parish Church in Pagadian.[9]
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