Joel Atiwag Pachao (born 29 July 1956) is a retired Filipino Episcopalian bishop. He was elected Prime Bishop of the

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on 16 May 2017. He is married to Precilla, with two now-adult children.

Ecclesiastical career

Pachao graduated from St. Andrew's Theological Seminary in

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, in 1979. He was ordained an Episcopal deacon on 24 June 1979, and a priest on 29 July 1981. He would serve in seven different locations for the following decade. He was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Central Philippines on 9 January 1992 and was consecrated at the Pro-Cathedral of the Resurrection in

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on 25 March 1992. He was elected Prime Bishop of the

in an election held on 16 May 2017, at the second ballot, with other two candidates. He was enthroned later the same year at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. John, in

, by incumbent Prime Bishop Renato Abibico.New Prime Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, Anglican Communion News Service, 16 May 2017
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New Prime Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, Anglican Communion News Service, 16 May 2017
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