David William Antonio

Bishop of Ilagan

Most Reverend David William Valencia Antonio D.D.
Bishop of the Diocese of Ilagan

Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ilagan Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro
See	Ilagan
Predecessor	Joseph Nacua, OFM.Cap.
Successor	Incumbent
Other post(s)	North Luzon Regional Representative, CBCP Permanent Council (2023- present) Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Liturgy (2023- present)
Orders
Ordination	1 December 1988
Consecration	26 August 2011 by Giuseppe Pinto
Personal details
Born	(1963-12-29) 29 December 1963 (age 60) Nagtupacan, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
Previous post(s)	Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Vocations (2017-2021) Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro (2015-2023) Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia (2011-2018) Titular Bishop of Basti (2011-2018)
Motto	"Ut Vitam Habeant"

David William Valencia Antonio (born 29 December 1963) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Ilagan in Isabela.

Biography

David William Valencia Antonio was born in Nagtupacan, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, on 29 December 1963. He attended philosophy classes at San Pablo Seminary in Baguio, and theology courses at Immaculate Conception School of Theology in Vigan. He was ordained a priest on 1 December 1988, in the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. He earned a Doctorate of Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of America in 1999.^[1]^[2]

After some years as professor at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology, he was appointed dean of studies in 1993, and then rector of the same seminary.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, he became parish priest in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, and later vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 June 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia and Titular Bishop of Basti.^[3] He was consecrated bishop on 26 August 2011 by Giuseppe Pinto, then the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Co-consecrators were Ernesto Antolin Salgado, the Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, and Orlando Beltrán Quevedo, the present Cardinal-Archbishop of Cotabato.^{[citation needed]}

On 21 November 2015, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José in Mindoro.^[4] On 14 November 2018, Pope Francis made him the Bishop of Ilagan in Isabela.^[5]

References

^ "Alumni Corner". Catholic U (Spring 2019). The Catholic University of America: 48.
^ "Bishop David William Valencia Antonio". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.11.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 14.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan

Dioecesis Ilaganensis

Territories

Isabela

Ordinaries

Francisco Cruces
Miguel Purugganan
Sergio Utleg
Joseph Nacua
David William Antonio

Cathedral

Saint Michael the Archangel
Saint Ferdinand Co-Cathedral (Ilagan)

Shrines

National	Our Lady of the Visitation (Gamu) Saint Joseph (Mandaue)
Diocesan	St. Anthony of Padua (Reina Mercedes, Isabela) St. Joseph the Worker (Echague)

Parishes

Vicariate of Our Lady of the Visitation	Saint Michael the Archangel St. Ferdinand (Ilagan) Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel (Ilagan) San Antonio De Padua (Ilagan) St. Elizabeth of Portugal (Ilagan) Our Lady of the Visitation (Gamu) St. Joseph the Spouse (Naguilian, Isabela) St. Rose of Lima (Gamu) Our Lady of Peace (Benito Soliven) St. Thomas Aquinas (San Mariano, Isabela) San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila Chapel (Gamu) Our Lady of the Abandoned Mission Station (Divilacan) St. Joseph the Worker (Maconacon) St. John the Baptist Mission (Dinapigue)
Vicariate of Immaculate Conception	St. Paul the Apostle (San Pablo, Isabela) St. Paul the Apostle (Cabagan) Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Sta. Maria, Isabela) St. Matthias (Tumauini) St. Joseph the Spouse (Delfin Albano) St. Clare of Assisi (Sto. Tomas, Isabela)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Lourdes	Our Lady of Lourdes (San Manuel, Isabela) St. Isidore the Farmer (Aurora, Isabela) Our Lady of La Salette (Roxas) St. Joseph the Worker (Mallig) St. John Bosco (Quezon, Isabela) St. John the Evangelist (Quirino, Isabela) San Lorenzo Ruiz (Burgos, Isabela)
Vicariate of Our Lady of the Pillar	St. Anthony of Padua (Reina Mercedes, Isabela) Our Lady of the Pillar (Cauayan, Isabela) St. Louis the King (Cauayan, Isabela) Our Lady of Atocha (Alicia, Isabela) St. Vincent Ferrer (Angadanan) St. William the Hermit (San Guillermo, Isabela) Our Lady of the Visitation (Luna, Isabela) St. Andrew the Apostle (Cabatuan, Isabela) St. Mary Magdalene (Palanan)
Vicariate of Our Lady of the Rosary	Sto. Niño De Praga (Cordon, Isabela) St. James the Apostle (Santiago, Isabela) St. Matthew (San Mateo, Isabela) San Roque (Ramon, Isabela) St. Joseph the Worker (Echague) San Isidro de Labrador (San Isidro, Isabela) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Jones, Isabela) St. Francis de Assisi (Santiago, Isabela) St. Augustine (San Agustin, Isabela)