INTRAMUROS, Manila — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has announced the appointment of a new bishop by Pope Francis for the Diocese of Daet in Camarines Norte.
Father Herman Abcede of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary parish in Parañaque City will succeed Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, who has been transferred to the Archdiocese of Caceres in 2024.
Fr. Abcede is a member of the Rogationist Fathers of the Heart of Jesus, who work in the Philippines to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life and to help the poor and underprivileged.
It also To promote a culture of vocation
To assist the poor, especially children
To prepare young Filipinos to be agents of social growth and transformation
To evangelize the poor and the underprivileged
Etymology
The word "rogationist" comes from the Latin word rogate, which means "pray".




Abcede

The bishop-elect will be the fourth bishop of the diocese, which covers parishes in Camarines Norte province.

Ordained in 1996, Abcede is the current superior of the Community of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Parañaque City.

He also previously served as provincial of the Rogationists in Asia and the Pacific.

A canon lawyer, who earned his licentiate in canon law from the Lateran Pontifical University in Rome, he served as Defender of the Bond for the Archdiocese of Manila and the Diocese of Parañaque.

Among his recent assignments also include serving as judge for Ecclesiastical Court of First Instance of the Parañaque diocese.



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