Dennis Villarojo


Dennis C. Villarojo

Bishop of Malolos
ProvinceBulacan
SeeMalolos
Appointed14 May 2019
Installed21 August 2019
PredecessorJose Francisco Oliveros
Orders
Ordination10 June 1994
by Ricardo Vidal
Consecration10 August 2015
by Jose S. Palma
Personal details
Born (1967-04-18) 18 April 1967 (age 57)
Cebu City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materSan Carlos Seminary, Cebu City
Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas
Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome
MottoConsolamini Popule Meus
(Be consoled, my people)[1]
Coat of armsDennis C. Villarojo's coat of arms
Styles of
Dennis Villarojo
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Informal styleCardinal

Dennis Cabanada Villarojo (born April 18, 1967 in Cebu City) is a Filipino prelate. He is currently the fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos

Overview

On July 3, 2015 Pope Francis assigned Monsignor Villarojo as one of the auxiliary bishops of Cebu. He was consecrated bishop on 10 August 2015 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Cebu. He was ordained by Archbishop José S. Palma, the current Ordinary of the Archdiocese.

Ricardo Cardinal Vidal (Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu), and Giuseppe Pinto (Papal Nuncio to the Philippines) were the co-consecrators.

On May 14, 2019, Pope Francis has assigned Bishop Villarojo as the new bishop of the Diocese of Malolos. He was put in position on August 21, 2019 by Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila together with Gabriele Giordano Caccia, then Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.

References

  1. A variant text uses this form: Consolamini populus meus.Isaiah 40:1 (Latin)