Artemio Masweng Zabala (born 31 March 1935) is a retired Filipino Episcopalian bishop. He was the first Prime Bishop of the

Episcopal Church in the Philippines The Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP; tl, Simbahang Episkopal sa Pilipinas; Ilocano: ''Simabaan nga Episkopal iti Filipinas'') is a province of the Anglican Communion comprising the country of the Philippines. It was established by the ...

, from 1989 to 1992. He was succeeded by Joel Pachao. Zabala serves currently as retired bishop in residence in the

Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is a community of 48,874 Episcopalians in 147 congregations, 40 schools, and 18 major institutions, spanning all of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, and part of Rive ...

. Zabala was the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Central Philippines in February 1989. He resigned in 1992 to be the Church's missionary to the Diocese of Los Angeles, and was replaced by Joel A. Pachao in 1993.

Bibliography

*''F.D. Maurice: An Inquiry Into His Theological Method'' (Toronto School of Theology thesis, 1973) * “Advent Reflections on Colossians 1:15–20 in the Philippine Setting,” ''Asian Journal of Theology'' 3 (1989): 316.

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Brief History
1935 births Living people Filipino Episcopalians Bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States) 20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia Place of birth missing (living people) Anglican bishops in the Philippines Episcopal bishops of North Central Philippines Filipino bishops 20th-century American clergy {{Anglican-bishop-stub