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Zacarias Cenita Jimenez

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan
Native name
"Bishop Ite"
ProvinceCagayan de Oro
DioceseButuan
SeeButuan
AppointedJune 11, 2003
Term endedMay 7, 2009
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationApril 17, 1973
ConsecrationJanuary 6, 1995
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born
Zacarias Cenita Jimenez

(1947-11-05)November 5, 1947
DiedApril 19, 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 70)
Butuan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Coat of armsZacarias Cenita Jimenez's coat of arms

Zacarias Cenita Jimenez (November 5, 1947 – April 19, 2018) was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop.

Biography

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Born on November 5, 1947, in Inabanga, Bohol in the Philippines, Jimenez was ordained to the priesthood on April 17, 1973, at the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Tagbilaran. He was consecrated as bishop on January 6, 1995, at the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.[1]

He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines, from December 2, 1994, to June 11, 2003. He then served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan, Philippines and as titular bishop of Arba until his death.[2]

He was discharged from a hospital on April 15, 2018, after suffering a second stroke but died at 8:01 a.m on April 19[1] due to acute respiratory failure in Butuan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bishop Zacharias Jimenez sa Butuan Diocese, patay na" [Bishop Zacharias Jimenez of Butuan Diocese, now dead]. Bomba Radyo Philippines. (in Butuanon). Bomba Radyo Butuan. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines". gcatholic.org. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bishop Jimenez, Fr. Somosot pass away". Bohol Chronicle Daily. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Pagadian
December 2, 1994 – June 11, 2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan
June 11, 2003 – May 7, 2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Bishop of Arba
June 11, 2003 – April 19, 2018
Succeeded by
Júlio César Souza de Jesus