José Araneta Cabantan (born June 19, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as the archbishop of the Latin Church Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines.[2]


José A. Cabantan

Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Church
ArchdioceseCagayan de Oro
Installed28 August 2020
PredecessorAntonio Ledesma
SuccessorIncumbent
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination30 April 1990
Consecration30 April 2010
by Edward Joseph Adams
Personal details
Born
José Araneta Cabantan

(1957-06-19) June 19, 1957 (age 67)
Education
MottoSpe Salvi Sumus
(Latin for 'In hope we were saved')
Coat of armsJosé A. Cabantan's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Jose Cabantan
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byPatrick Henry Cronin
DateApril 30, 1990
PlaceLagonglong, Cagayan de Oro
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorEdward Joseph Adams
Co-consecrators
DateApril 30, 2010
PlaceSaint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, Cagayan de Oro
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Jose Cabantan as principal consecrator
Noel Portal Pedregosa2021
Source(s):
Styles of
José A. Cabantan
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Early life

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José Araneta Cabantan was born in Lagonglong, Misamis Oriental, on June 19, 1957. He completed his secondary education at Saint John the Baptist High School in Lagonglong. He subsequently received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Cebu Institute of Technology in Cebu City, his master's degree in pastoral ministry from St. John Vianney Theological seminary in Cagayan de Oro, and his Licentiate in sacred theology from the Loyola School of Theology in Manila.

He was ordained a priest on April 30, 1990, in Lagonglong for the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

After a year as associate pastor at the cathedral, he was, from 1991 to 1995, administrator of the San Roque parish of Catarman, Camaguin. From 1995 to 1997 he was dean of studies at the San Jose de Mindanao Seminary in Cagayan de Oro. After three years of study at the Loyola School of Theology and one year as director of the San Jose Seminary in Quezon City, he was, from 2000 to 2007, formator at the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro. From 2007 to 2010 he was pastor of the Medalla Milagrosa parish in Cagayan de Oro.

Episcopacy

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Cabantan was elected Bishop of Malaybalay on February 18, 2010, after the retirement of his predecessor Honesto Pacana, S.J., and was consecrated on April 30 by Edward Joseph Adams, then Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.

Within the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines, Bishop Cabantan served as president of the Episcopal Commission for Basic Communities.[citation needed]

On June 23, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Cabantan as the fifth Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro after the retirement of his predecessor Archbishop Antonio Ledesma and was canonically installed on August 28, 2020.[3][4]

Coat of arms

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References

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  1. ^ "A Man with a Heart of Flesh". Misyon Online. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Bishop José Araneta Cabantan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. February 25, 2024. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 23.06.2020" [Resignations and appointments, 23.06.2020] (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "New appointment for Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines". Vatican News. June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

Further reading

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
2020-present
Incumbent
Preceded by Bishop of Malaybalay
2010-2020
Succeeded by