Honesto Ongtioco

Honesto Flores Ongtioco (born 17 October 1948) is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first and current Bishop of Cubao, and also served as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Malolos from May 12, 2018 to August 21, 2019. He had previously served as Bishop of Balanga as its second bishop.[1]

The Most Reverend

Honesto Ongtioco

D.D.
Bishop of Cubao
Ongtioco at St. Paul University Manila
SeeCubao
Appointed28 June 2003
Installed28 August 2003
PredecessorInaugural holder (First bishop)
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination8 December 1972
by Emilio Cinense y Abera
Consecration18 June 1998
by Jaime Sin
Personal details
Born (1948-10-17) October 17, 1948
San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
ResidenceBishop's Residence, 41 Lantana St., Cubao, 1109 Quezon City
Previous postBishop of Balanga (June 18, 1998–August 28, 2003)
Alma materSan Jose Seminary
Ateneo de Manila University
MottoMaior autem caritas
(The Greatest (Thing) is Love)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Honesto Ongtioco
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Early life and education

Honesto Flores Ongtioco was born on October 17, 1948, at San Fernando, Pampanga. He studied elementary at St. Scholastica's Academy and high school at Don Bosco Academy. In 1958, he had seminary training at San Jose Seminary. Three years after studying philosophy in 1964, he took theology at the Loyola School of Theology in Ateneo de Manila University. Ongtioco earned a master's degree in Organization Development and Planning in 1983 at the Southeast Asian Interdisciplinary Development Institute in Manila.

In 1984, he went to the United States to take renewal courses on Liturgy and Spirituality at St. John's University in New York City. After taking renewal courses, he went to Rome in 1987 where he obtained a licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.[2]

Ministry

Priesthood (1972–1998)

On December 8, 1972, Ongtioco was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Emilio Cinense y Abera, Bishop of San Fernando at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption.

After his ordination, Ongtioco was given several assignments in San Fernando. He served as spiritual director, professor, rector, and other positions in Mother of Good Counsel Minor Seminary, University of the Assumption, and other educational institutions. He was also appointed as parochial vicar of the Holy Rosary Parish in Angeles from 1974 to 1975 and in St. Peter and Paul Parish from 1975 to 1977.

On March 21, 1992, Ongtioco was invested as honorary prelate. Five years later, he was appointed as rector of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome, Italy.[3]

Bishop (1998–present)

Ongtioco was appointed as the second Bishop of Balanga on April 8, 1998 by Pope John Paul II and was installed on June 18 of that same year.[4] On June 28, 2003, he was appointed as the first bishop of Cubao. Ongtioco was installed on August 28, 2003, the same day the new diocese was canonically erected.[5]

Due to the death of Bishop José F. Oliveros, the fourth bishop of Malolos, on May 11, 2018, Pope Francis appointed him as the Apostolic Administrator of the diocese on May 16, 2018. As per No. 244 of the Apostolorum Successores or Directory of Pastoral Ministry of Bishops, Ongtioco holds “all the faculties and rights to exercise the office of a diocesan bishop.” [6] He ceased being Apostolic Administrator of the diocese on August 21, 2019 upon the installation of Dennis Cabanada Villarojo, the fifth bishop of Malolos.

His coat of arms as Bishop of Balanga.

On July 19, 2019, the PNP–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) filed charges against Ongtioco and members of the opposition for "sedition, cyber libel, libel, estafa, harboring a criminal, and obstruction of justice".[7][8]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Celso N. Guevarra		 Bishop of Balanga
June 18, 1998–August 28, 2003		 Succeeded by
Socrates Villegas
Preceded by
None		 Bishop of Cubao
August 28, 2003–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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References
  1. "About". The Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. "Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco". UCAN Directory: Database of Catholic Dioceses in Asia. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. "Most Rev. Honesto F. Ongtioco, D.D." CBCP Online: The Official Website of The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Honesto Flores Ongtioco [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. "Diocese of Cubao – History". dioceseofcubao.ph. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. "Bishop Ongtioco named Malolos diocese administrator". CBCPNews. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  7. "Robredo, ilang taga-oposisyon kinasuhan ng PNP-CIDG ukol sa 'Bikoy' videos". ABS-CBN News (in Tagalog).
  8. "Sedition raps: Solons, bishop hit 'stupid' PNP". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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