Elenito Galido
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Elenito delos Reyes Galido (born April 18, 1954; Malaybalay City
, Bukidnon
) is a Filipino
bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan
, an ecclesiastical jurisdiction covering the whole province of Lanao del Norte
and the city of Iligan in the Philippines
.
Galido was born in Managok, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on April 18, 1954. His sacerdotal ordination was on April 25, 1979. He first served under the Diocese of Malaybalay. He was appointed as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Iligan on March 25, 2006, consecrated on September 8, 2006.
Galido is a member of the Episcopal Commission on Youth (ECY) and the Episcopal Commission on Culture (ECC) of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
(CBCP).
Malaybalay City
The City of Malaybalay , dubbed as the "South Summer Capital of the Philippines", is a first class component city and the capital and administrative center of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines...
, Bukidnon
Bukidnon
Bukidnon is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Malaybalay City. The province borders, clockwise starting from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte.Bukidnon is...
) is a Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
bishop
Bishop (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan
Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines comprising 25 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities located at the northern half of the Province of Lanao del Norte.Erected on February 17, 1971 as a territorial...
, an ecclesiastical jurisdiction covering the whole province of Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. The province borders Lanao del Sur to the southeast, Zamboanga del Sur to the west, Illana Bay to the southwest, Iligan Bay to the north, Iligan City to the northeast, and is separated...
and the city of Iligan in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Galido was born in Managok, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on April 18, 1954. His sacerdotal ordination was on April 25, 1979. He first served under the Diocese of Malaybalay. He was appointed as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Iligan on March 25, 2006, consecrated on September 8, 2006.
Galido is a member of the Episcopal Commission on Youth (ECY) and the Episcopal Commission on Culture (ECC) of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines is the official organization of the Catholic episcopacy in the Philippines. Archbishop Jose S. Palma of Cebu is the current president while Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan is the current Vice President. The CBCP has 99 active...
(CBCP).