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Filipino Roman Catholic bishop (1924–2019)
The Most Reverend
Nicolas M. Mondejar
Church Catholic Province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos See San Carlos Appointed 21 November 1987 Installed 10 February 1988 Term ended 25 July 2001 Predecessor New creation Successor Jose Advincula Other post(s) Asst. editor of Veritas , Jaro, Iloilo City , 1953-1957La Paz, Iloilo City 1953-1957Brooklyn, New York 1961-1962 Consecration August 30, 1970Carmine Rocco and co-Consecrated Bishop Antonio Frondosa and Bishop Manuel Sandalo Salvador Rank Bishop Born Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar
(1924-09-15 ) 15 September 1924Died 10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 94)San Carlos , Negros Occidental , Philippines Buried San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral and Parish , San Carlos , Negros Occidental , PhilippinesNationality Filipino Denomination Roman Catholicism Previous post(s) Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and Bishop of Romblon
Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar (15 September 1924 – 10 February 2019) was a Filipino Catholic bishop. He was the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Romblon from 1974 to 1987 after his appointment to the Bishop of San Carlos, Negros Occidental . He later became its bishop-emeritus .[1] [2]
Life and career [ edit ] Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar was born on 15 September 1924 in the municipality of Cabatuan in Iloilo in the Philippines . He was ordained a priest on 4 April 1953 in San Miguel, Mandaluyong , Metro Manila . Seventeen years later he was ordained as a bishop, on 30 August 1970 in Jaro, Iloilo .[1]
Mondejar died on 10 February 2019, age 94.[3]
Education [ edit ] Mondejar attended the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in philosophy and obtained a licentiate of philosophy. In 1947, he earned a licentiate in theology in the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary. He also went to Fordham University in New York in 1959 and earned a master's degree in social services .[1]
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Dioecesis Rombloniensis
Territories Ordinaries Cathedral Parishes
Vicariate of
St. Joseph San Antonio De Padua
Our Lady of Fatima Vicariate of Vicariate of
St. Augustine (San Agustin, Romblon)
St. Michael the Archangel (Calatrava, Romblon)
Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel (San Agustin, Romblon)
Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Station (San Agustin, Romblon) Vicariate of Vicariate of
St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (Looc, Romblon)
St. Thomas of Villanova (Alcantara, Romblon)
Immaculate Conception (Sta. Maria, Romblon)
San Pedro Calungsod Mission Station (Alad, Romblon, Romblon) Vicariate of
Sta. Barbara (Cajidiocan)
Immaculate Conception (San Fernando, Romblon)
Our Lady Of Most Holy Rosary (Magdiwang, Romblon)
Our Lady Of Remedies (San Fernando, Romblon)
Sto Niño (Cajidiocan)
St. Therese Of The Child Jesus (Cajidiocan) Vicariate of
St. Vincent Ferrer (Sta. Fe, Romblon)
St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (San Jose, Romblon)
San Isidro Labrador (Sta. Fe, Romblon)
Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo
Territories Ordinaries Cathedral Shrines
Diocesan
St. Vincent Ferrer (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Parishes
Vicariate of
San Carlos Borromeo Sto. Niño
Birhen sa Antipolo Mission Station
Mary Star of the Sea Mission Station (Sipaway Island)
St. Jude Thaddeus
St. Vincent de Paul Mission Station Vicariate of
St. Peter the Apostle (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
St. Isidore the Farmer (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
Mother of Perpetual Help (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Mission Station (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
St. Anthony de Padua (Toboso, Negros Occidental)
St. Mary of the Lake Mission Station (Don Salvador Benedicto) Vicariate of
St. Joseph Parish (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
St. James the Greater (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
St. Roch (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Hiyang Hiyang Mission Station (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
St. Vincent Ferrer (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Sts. Louis and Zelie Mission Station (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Our Lady of Peace (Escalante, Negros Occidental)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Escalante, Negros Occidental)
St. Francis of Assisi (Escalante, Negros Occidental)
Triumph of the Cross (Escalante, Negros Occidental) Vicariate of
Holy Child (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
San Lorenzo Ruiz Quasi-Parish (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
St. Andre Bessette Mission Station & Balay ni Lolo Jose (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
St. John the Baptist Quasi-Parish (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Sto. Rosario (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Holy Family Chaplaincy (Sagay, Negros Occidental) Vicariate of
St. Roch (Manapla)
San Pablo Mission Station (Manapla)
St. Michael the Archangel Quasi-Parish (Manapla)
St. Joseph the Worker (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
St. Peregrine Parish (Cadiz, Negros Occidental) Vicariate of the
Our Lady of Buensuceso (Guihulngan)
Immaculate Conception (Guihulngan)
Our Lady of Lourdes Mission Station (Guihulngan)
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mission Station (Guihulngan)
St. Vincent Ferrer Mission Station (Guihulngan)
San Pedro Calungsod Mission Station (Guihulngan)
St. Vincent Ferrer Quasi-Parish (La Libertad, Negros Oriental)
St. Sebastian (La Libertad, Negros Oriental)
St. Isidore the Farmer (Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental) Vicariate
St. Joseph (Canlaon)
Nuestra Señora de las Flores Mission Station (Canlaon)
San Isidro Labrador Mission Station (Canlaon)
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental)
Our Lady of the Mountains Quasi Parish (San Carlos, Negros Occidental)
Holy Child (San Carlos, Negros Occidental)
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (San Carlos, Negros Occidental)
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental)
