Angel Hobayan

Filipino bishop (1929–2023)

Angel Hobayan
Bishop Emeritus of Catarman
ArchdiocesePalo
SeeCatarman
AppointedDecember 12, 1974
InstalledMarch 5, 1975
Term endedMarch 10, 2005
PredecessorInaugural holder (First bishop)
SuccessorEmmanuel Trance
Orders
OrdinationMarch 25, 1955
ConsecrationMarch 5, 1975
by Bruno Torpigliani
Personal details
Born(1929-12-11)December 11, 1929
Taft, Samar, Philippines
DiedMarch 11, 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 93)
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
MottoCARITAS JUSTITIAQUE CHRISTI (“The charity and justice of Christ”)
Coat of armsAngel Hobayan's coat of arms
Styles of
Angel Hobayan
Reference style
  • His Excellency
  • The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Angel Tec-i Hobayan (December 11, 1929 – March 11, 2023) was a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Catarman from 1974 to 2005.

Ministry

Priesthood

Hobayan received the Sacrament of Holy Orders for the Diocese of Calbayog on March 25, 1955. On October 22, 1960, he was ordinated into the clergy of the newly formed Borongan Diocese. He later served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Borongan and Regent of the Jesus Nazareno Seminary in Borongan.[1] From 1968 to 1969, Hobayan led the Diocese of Borongan during the vacancy of the Sede as Capitular Vicar.[2] Pope Paul VI awarded him the papal honorary title of Apostolic Protonotary on June 28, 1974.[3]

Bishop

On December 12, 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed him as the first bishop of Catarman. The Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Bruno Torpigliani, ordained him as a bishop on March 5, 1975, in the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Borongan; Co-consecrators were the Godofredo Pedernal Pisig, Bishop of Borongan, and Ricardo Pido Tancinco, Bishop of Calbayog. Hobayan chose the motto Caritas justitiaque Christi (“The charity and justice of Christ”). The inauguration took place on March 11, 1975.

Pope John Paul II accepted his retirement on March 10, 2005.[4]

Death

Hobayan died at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila, on March 11, 2023. He was 93.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Catarman diocese's first bishop dies". cbcpnews.net. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Angel Lagdameo (1986). The Bishops of Cebu. Cebu City: Cardinal Rosales Pastoral Center. p. 31. OCLC 19959394.
  3. ^ AAS 66 (1974), S. 592.
  4. ^ "Rinuncia del Vescovo di Catarman (Filippine)". Tägliches Bulletin (in Italian). March 10, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  • Angel Hobayan at Catholic Hierarchy
Catholic Church titles
New title Bishop of Catarman
December 12, 1974 – March 10, 2005 		Succeeded by
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Dioecesis Catarmaniensis
Territories
  • Northern Samar
Diocese of Catarman
Ordinaries
CathedralShrine
Diocesan
  • Nuestra Padre Jesus Nazareno
Parishes
Vicariate of
St. Joseph
  • Our Lady of the Annunciation
  • Most Holy Name of Jesus (Bobon)
  • Nuestra Padre Jesus Nazareno
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Chaplaincy (University of Eastern Philippines)
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help Mission Center
  • St. Isidore the Farmer (Lope de Vega)
  • St. Anthony of Padua (Mondragon)
  • Our Lady of Rosary (Rosario)
  • St. Anthony of Padua (San Jose)
Vicariate of
St. Therese of
the Child Jesus
  • St. Michael the Archangel (Laoang)
  • Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Center (Laoang)
  • St. Anthony of Padua Mission Center (Laoang)
  • St. John the Baptist (Pambujan)
  • St. Roche (San Roque)
  • St. Isidore the Farmer Mission center (Silvino Lobos)
Vicariate of the
Immaculate
Conception
  • St. James the Greater (Allen)
  • Our Lady of the Assumption (Lavezares)
  • St. Vincent Ferrer (Biri)
  • St. Ignatius of Loyola (Capul)
  • St. Anthony of Padua (San Antonio)
  • St. Anne (Victoria)
  • Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (San Isidro)
  • St. Vincent Ferrer Mission Center (San Vicente)
Vicariate of
St. Michael
  • Our Lady of the Assumption (Palapag)
  • St. Bonaventure (Lapinig)
  • St. Michael the Archangel (Gamay)
  • Our Lady of the Angels (Mapanas)
  • St. Joseph the Worker (Catubig)
  • Holy Family Mission Center (Catubig)
  • Our Lady of the Nativity (Las Navas)