DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines – Pope Francis has appointed Elmer Mangalinao as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
The pope made the announcement at noon on Tuesday, according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
Mangalinao, 56, is the vicar general of the Cabanatuan diocese. He is also the president of the College of the Immaculate Conception in Cabanatuan City and school cluster head of Sacred Heart School of Talavera and Our Lady of Fatima in Gen. Natividad.
The archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan has no auxiliary bishop since December 2012 after Renato Mayugba was installed bishop of Laoag.
The pope appoints auxiliary bishops at the request of the bishop when “pastoral needs” require their presence under the Code of Canon Law.