Vicente Navarra

Most Reverend Vicente M. Navarra D.D.
Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod
Province	Jaro
Diocese	Diocese of Bacolod
See	Bacolod
Installed	July 19, 2001
Term ended	May 24, 2016
Predecessor	Camilo Diaz Gregorio
Successor	Patricio Buzon
Orders
Ordination	April 7, 1962 by
Consecration	June 26, 1979 by
Personal details
Birth name	Vicente Macanan Navarra
Born	(1939-01-22)January 22, 1939 Mambusao, Capiz, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Doroteo Navarra (father), Virginia Macanan (mother)
Alma mater	San Vicente Ferrer Seminary
Motto	Ad Sum ("Here I Am)" – 1 Samuel 3:4-8; Isaiah 6:8

Vicente Macanan Navarra (born 22 January 1939) is the Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod since the appointment of Bishop Patricio A. Buzon as his successor. He served the Diocese of Bacolod from 24 May 2001 until 24 May 2016.

Early life[]

Navarra was born on 22 January 1939, in Mambusao, Capiz, the youngest of four children of Doroteo Navarra and Virginia Macanan.^[1]

Ministry[]

He was ordained a priest on 7 April 1962.^[2]

On 13 April 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Capiz and Titular bishop of Velefi. He was consecrated on 26 June of the same year by the Archbishop of Capiz, Antonio José Frondosa.^[2]

He was appointed as the first bishop of the newly established Diocese of Kabankalan on 21 November 1987. On 24 May 2001, he was transferred to the see of the Diocese of Bacolod.^[2]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 24 May 2016 after reaching the mandatory age of 75.^[3]

References[]

Styles of Vicente Navarra
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop