Crispin Barrete Varquez (born 5 December 1960) is a
prelate of the
Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the current
Bishop of Borongan in
Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; tl, Silangang Samar), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies ...
. His previous appointment was as
Vicar General of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in January 2007.
Early life
Varquez was born in
Sevilla,
Bohol on 5 December 1960.
He earned his Philosophy degree at the
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in
Tagbilaran, Bohol and his Theology degree at the St. Augustine Major Seminary in
Tagaytay,
Cavite.
Ministry
Varquez was ordained to the priesthood on 14 April 1989; his first posting was as assistant
parish priest in
Mindoro. In the 1990s until 2000, he served as formator at the seminaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Tagbilaran and St. Augustine in Tagaytay. He was later parish priest in various parishes of Tagbilaran prior to his appointment as Vicar General.
He was appointed bishop on 4 August 2007.
He was ordained to the Episcopacy by his Predecessor Most Rev. Leonardo Y. Medroso, D.D., Bishop of
Tagbilaran together the Co-Consecrators
Surigao Bishop
Antonieto Cabajog
Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog (born May 10, 1956), often known as Bishop Yiet or Monsignor Yiet, is a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop from Bohol, Philippines, bishop of the Diocese of Surigao.
He was ordained to the priesthood on April 9, 1981, at ...
and
Palo Archbishop
José S. Palma
José Serofia Palma O.P. (born 19 March 1950) is a Filipino prelate and a professed member of the Dominican Order who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Cebu since 15 October 2010. He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in L ...
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21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines
People from Bohol
People from Borongan
1960 births
Living people