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PAST COADJUTOR & AUXILIARY BISHOPS
EMERITUS BISHOPS
MOST REV. JOSE FRANCISCO OLIVEROS, S.TH.D., D.D. (1946-2018) | fourth bishop of malolos
Bishop of Malolos (2004 – 2018)
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Birth: September 11, 1946
Place of Birth; Quezon, Quezon
Presbyteral Ordination: Nov. 28, 1970, Pope Paul VI, Rizal Park, Manila
Investiture as Honorary Prelate: October 1986
Episcopal Ordination: March 20, 2000
Deceased: May 11, 2018
1952 – 1958 – Quezon Elementary School, Quezon, Quezon
1958 – 1959 – Quezon Central Institute, Quezon, Quezon
1959 – 1964 – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Minor Seminary, Sariaya, Quezon
1964 – 1967 – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel College Seminary, Sariaya, Quezon
1967 – 1971 – UST Central Seminary (Theologate), Licentiate in Sacred Theology
Post-graduate Studies:
BSE Major in English – Sacred Heart College, Lucena City
MA major in Psychology – Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Faculta Teologica del Norte de España, Burgos, Spain
Volkhochschule/Regent Schule Frankfurt, Germany
Doctor in Sacred Theology – Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome, Italy
1971 – 1973 – Professor & Spiritual Director, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Seminary, Sariaya, Quezon
1972 – 1973 – Professor, St. Alphonsus School of Theology, Lucena City
1974 – 1975 – Associate Pastor, All Souls Church, Alhambra, California, U.S.A.
1977 – 1981 – Auxiliary Chaplain, St. Sebastian’s Military Chapel, V Corps, U.S. Army, Frankfurt, Germany
1982 – 1983 – Professor & Vice Rector, St. Alphonsus School of Theology, Lucena City
1983 – 1992 – Rector, St. Alphonsus School of Theology, Lucena City
1992 – Professor, St. Aloysius College Seminary, Gumaca, Quezon
1992 – 2000 – Rector & Parish Priest, San Diego de Alcala Cathedral, Gumaca, Quezon
Vicar General & Pastoral Director – Diocese of Gumaca
Chairman, Commission on Clergy -Diocese of Gumaca
Chairman, Council of the Laity – Diocese of Gumaca
Director – Holy Child Academy
March 28, 2000 – Installed as Second Bishop of Boac, Marinduque
August 15, 2003 – Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Malolos
August 5, 2004 – Installed Bishop of Malolos
2003 – 2007 – Vice Chairman, Episcopal Commission on Doctrine of the Faith
2003 – 2011 – Member, Episcopal Commission on Bishops’ Concern
2003 – 2012 – Chairman, CBCP Office on Bioethics
2013 – 2015 – Member, Office on Women
2013 – 2015 – Member, Commission on Doctrine of the Faith
THE FORMAL BLAZON OF THE COAT OF ARMS OF MOST REV. JOSE FRANCISCO OLIVEROS, D.D., FOURTH BISHOP OF MALOLOS
The coat of arms of Bishop of Oliveros is divided into two parts: the left side represents the Diocese of Malolos as a manner of impalement to his Personal Coat of Arms at the right side.
At the left side, the Marian monogram of A and M, which refer to the words “Ave Maria”, Latin for “Hail Mary” refers to Mary as the Immaculate Conception. The twelve stars refer to Mary as the woman in celestial beauty in Rev. 12:12. The Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception is Patroness of the two dioceses which the bishop oversaw: the Diocese of Boac in Marinduque and the Diocese of Malolos in Bulacan. The three cotton flowers are the typical symbols for the province of Bulacan (from “Bulak” or cotton), which refer to the abundance of the flower in the area. The first incumbent bishop to die in office, the bishop retains the symbols for the Diocese.
At the right side, the bishop’s personal coat of arms are divided into three parts. At the top are Alabat Island in Quezon province, the bishop’s home. The coconuts symbolize Quezon province while the cross symbolizes the Holy Cross of Quezon, Quezon, referring to the bishop’s home parish. The small fish found in the background are an endemic species in the island. The Mount Carmel symbol at the center refers to the bishop’s education at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary in Sariaya, Quezon. It also refers to his devotion to the Blessed Mother as the Carmelite devotion is reknowned in the dioceses of Quezon. The three symbols below: the ruler and hammer, the hands of Jesus and St. Francis of Assisi and the olive tree refer to the bishop’s name – Jose Francisco Oliveros.
His episcopal motto is “Confido in Misericordia Dei”, “Trust in the mercy of God” from the Psalms 52: 8 which state that: “But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.”
MOST REV. ROLANDO OCTAVUS JOVEN TRIA TIRONA O.C.D., S.TH.L., D.D. (1946 – ) | THIRD bishop of malolos
Bishop of Malolos (1996 – 2003) | Currently 4th Archbishop of Caceres
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Birth: July 22, 1946
Place of Birth: Sampaloc, Manila
Presbyteral Ordination: April 21, 1974, Rome, Italy
Episcopal Ordination: December 29, 1994, Manila Cathedral
Elementary: Centro Escolar University, Manila | 1952-1958
High School: Centro Escolar University, Manila | 1958-1962
College: Political Science, San Beda College, Manila | 1962-1965
Philosophy: San Carlos Seminary, Makati | 1968
Theology: Mt. Carmel Carmelite Monastery, Haifa, Israel | 1969-1970, Collegio Internazionale Carmelitani Scalzi “Teresianum”, Rome, Italy | 1970-1974
Post-graduate Studies:
Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Instituto di Spiritualita, Collegio Internazionale Carmelitani Scalzi “Teresianum”, Rome, Italy | 1975
1976 – Member, Formation Team, Carmelite Seminary, Tugbok, Davao City
1976-1978 – Novice Director, Carmelite Father Novitiate, Davao City
1978-1980 – Member, Parish Team, Mt. Carmel Shrine-Parish, New Manila, Q.C.
1979 – Postulant Director, Carmelite Seminary, Davao City
1979 – Teaching Staff, Summer Institute of Spirituality, MOL Novaliches
1980 – Spiritual Director, St. Francis College Seminary, Davao City
1981-1986 – Parish Priest & Rector, Mt. Carmel Shrine-Parish, New Manila, Q.C.
1981 – Superior, OCD Community, New Manila
1981 – OCD Provincial Councilor
1983 – Parish Team, St. Anthony Parish, Casiguran, Aurora
1983 – Professor, CCD, Quezon City District
1986 – Staff, BCC-CO Luzon
1986-1990 – Rector, Carmelite Scholasticate, Monastery of St. John of the Cross, New Manila
1987 – Rector, St. John of the Cross Seminary, New Manila
1990-1992 – Parish Priest & Rector, Mt. Carmel Shrine-Parish, New Manila, Q.C.
1992-1994 – Provincial superior
1997-2003 – Bishop of Malolos
2003-2012 – Bishop Prelate of Infanta
September 8, 2012 – Appointed Archbishop of Caceres
2003-2007 – Member, CBCP Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education
2003-2007 – Chairman, CBCP Commission on Youth
2011-2013 – Member, CBCP Commission on Indigenous Peoples
2013-2015 – Vice Chairman, Committee on Basic Ecclesial Communities
2013-2015 – Member, CBCP Commission for Biblical Apotolate
2013-Present – Chairman, CBCP Commission on Social Action, Justice and Peace
THE FORMAL BLAZON OF THE COAT OF ARMS OF MOST REV. ROLANDO OCTAVUS JOVEN TRIA TIRONA, O.C.D., D.D., THIRD BISHOP OF MALOLOS
The coat of arms of Bishop Tirona is divided into three parts. The sun shining at the top refer to Jesus Christ as the Light of the World (John 8:12) and the Sun of Justice (Malachi 4:2). The left symbol is the emblem of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, referring to Bishop Tirona as a Discalced Carmelite Friar. The three cotton flowers are the typical symbols for the province of Bulacan (from “Bulak” or cotton), which refer to the abundance of the flower in the area. As the bishop was transferred to the Prelature of Infanta in 2004 and the Archdiocese of Caceres in 2012, this section was replaced by the Sto. Niño and the number of tassels was added to the rank of an archbishop. The bishop’s motto is “Christi Sumus”, “We are of Christ” from Romans 8:1.
MOST REV. CIRILO REYES ALMARIO, STH.L., PH.L., D.D. (1931 – 2016) | SECOND bishop of malolos
Bishop of Malolos (1977 – 1995)
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Birth: January 11, 1931
Place of Birth: Caridad, Cavite, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Presbyteral Ordination: November 30, 1956, during the Second National Eucharistic Congress at Rizal Memorial Colosseum by then Lipa Archbishop Alejandro Olalia
Episcopal Ordination: October 18, 1973, San Sebastian Cathedral, Lipa City
Deceased: October 14, 2016
Elementary: Caridad Elementary School, Caridad, Cavite
High School: St. Francis de Sales Minor Seminary, Lipa City
Philosophy: Pontifical and Royal University of Sto. Tomas Central Seminary, Manila
Theology: Pontifical and Royal University of Sto. Tomas Central Seminary, Manila
1957: Graduated with Licentiates in Philosophy and Theology
Archdiocese of Lipa – Vicar Capitular
August 22, 1973 – Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Malolos and Titular Bishop of Zaba
December 15, 1977 – Succeeded Bishop Del Rosario as Bishop of Malolos
January 20, 1996 – Resigned as Bishop of Malolos
Founding Chairman – CBCP Episcopal Commission on Biblical Apostolate
1976 – 1981 – CBCP Secretary General
1985 – Chairman-Organizer of the First Apostolic Visit of His Holiness, John Paul II to the Philippines
Asian Representative & Vice Moderator – World Federation for the Biblical Apostolate
THE FORMAL BLAZON OF MOST REV. CIRILO REYES ALMARIO, JR., D.D., SECOND BISHOP OF MALOLOS
Two versions of the coat of arms of Bishop Almario were made and known by the faithful. The old coat of arms (right) bears elements that were removed in the present coat of arms (right): the image of the Virgin of Solitude of Porta Vaga, which is the Patroness of Cavite, his province-of-origin and the rosary which was part of the Marian emblem.
In the coat of arms of Bishop Almario is divided into five parts. The two parts on the left side refer to the Diocese of Malolos. The red field, on which a fleur-de-lis is superimposed with a letter M which symbolizes the Immaculate Conception, Patroness of the Diocese. Below is a green field, where are found three cotton flowers or the “bulak” which refer to the Province of Bulacan.
The personal coat of arms is seen in the right with the following elements: the insignia of the Dominican order as the bishop is a Dominican tertiary and he finished his philosophical and theological studies at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas Seminary in Manila under the Dominican Fathers; the red peninsula and white monument which stand for Cavite City and the 13 martyrs of Cavite who revolted against the Spaniards, a symbol of the bishop’s provenance; the Taal Volcano of Batangas, symbolizing the Archdiocese of Lipa where he had his initial seminary training and few years in the priestly ministry.
The bishop’s motto is OMNIA OMNIBUS, “All things to all men” from 1 Cor. 9:22, which symbolizes his willingness to serve the People of God.
MOST REV. MANUEL PLATON DEL ROSARIO, S.TH.L., PH.L., D.D. (1915 – 2009) | FIRST bishop of malolos
Bishop of Malolos (1962 – 1977)
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Birth: July 1, 1915
Place of Birth: Baao, Camarines Sur
Presbyteral Ordination: March 25, 1939, Archdiocese of Caceres
Episcopal Ordination: July 25, 1955
Deceased: March 23, 2009
Elementary: Baao Elementary School, Baao, Camarines Sur
High School: Provincial Normal School, Naga City
Minor Seminary: Holy Rosary Minor Seminary, Naga City | 1928-1932
College & Licentiate in Philosophy: UST Central Seminary | 1932-1936
Theology: Bachelor and Licentiate in Theology, UST Central Seminary | 1936-1939
1939 – Assistant Oeconomus, Diocese of Caceres
1939 – Coadjutor, St. John the Evangelist Cathedral Parish, Naga City
* Oeconomus, Dioceseof Caceres
* Censor, Diocese of Caceres
* Rector, Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine, Naga City
* Chancellor, Diocese of Caceres
1949 – Consultor, Diocese of Caceres
* Vicar Forane of Catanduanes and Parish Priest of Virac
1950-1955 – Vicar Forane and Parish Priest of Gubat, Sorsogon
May 24, 1955 – Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Calbayog
1958 – 1961 – Apostolic Administrator and Bishop of Calbayog
1962 – Canonical Installation as First Bishop of Malolos
1962-1963 – Delegate to the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Vatican City
December 15, 1967 – Resigned from Office due to ill health
THE FORMAL BLAZON OF THE COAT OF ARMS OF BISHOP MANUEL PLATO DEL ROSARIO, D.D.
The episcopal coat of arms of Bishop Manuel P. Del Rosario is divided into four parts. The moon at the upper left side represents Mary as the Immaculate Conception, “fair as the moon” shining on the blue sky. The scroll upon the red background signifies the written Word of God, surrounded by connecting beads which suggests the rosary. The name Manuel means “God is with us”, signified by the scroll. His family is Del Rosario, evoked by the beads forming the rosary.
Under the pastoral staff, the province of Bulacan is portrayed by cotton flowers and the bundle of palay or rice upon a gold background. The whole diocese is entrusted to Bishop Del Rosario is the Province of Bulacan whose main products is rice. Under the symbols of Bulacan is the evocative image of Malolos, the seat of the Diocese. The blue navy lines upon a white background depicts the capital of Bulacan as a coastal place bound by the waters of Manila Bay.
