MANILA, Sept. 1, 2011―The newly-appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Most Rev. David William V. Antonio, is currently the youngest Bishop in the country.
Bishop Antonio was ordained priest on December 1, 1988. He was a scholar of the Knights of Columbus Fr. George J. Willmann Charities, Inc. until the completion of his Theology studies.
He was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop on June 15, 2011 and ordained on August 26, 2011 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.
Msgr. Antonio was the vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia prior to his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop. He was also the Parish Priest in St. Lucy Parish in Ilocos Sur; a member of the Archdiocesan Financial Council and a trustee of the Nueva Segovia Catholic Schools. He is the chairperson of the Commission on Clergy of the archdiocese and a Professor at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology, in Vigan Ilocos Sur.
At 47, he holds the distinction of being the youngest Filipino Roman Catholic Bishop. Bishop Antonio was born on December 29, 1963 in Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur.
As an auxiliary bishop, Bishop Antonio will assist Archbishop Salgado in his pastoral work of shepherding the Catholic faithful in the archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. And this is the challenge to Bishop Antonio, to maintain the image of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, known for its pastoral thrusts of evangelization work that covers the whole province of Ilocos Sur –where the Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur is located, one of the baroque churches included in the World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. (KC News)
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