MANILA, Philippines–Pope Francis has appointed a seminary rector as bishop of Talibon, Bohol.
According to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website, Fr. Daniel Patrick Parcon has been appointed bishop of the diocese of Talibon, a post previously held by Bishop Christian Vicente Noel.
Noel, who served as the bishop of the diocese for nearly 28 years, resigned after reaching the age limit of 75.
Born in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental in 1962, Parcon was ordained priest in 1994. He holds Masters degrees from the St. Rita College, San Carlos City, Philippines and the Fordham University in New York City, U. S. A.
Parcon held a number of pastoral roles, which included his being spiritual director and dean of studies at the St. John Mary Philosophy seminary in San Carlos City; parish administrator of the Ascension Church in Hurricane, West Virginia, U.S; and parish administrator of the Immaculate Conception Church at Liberty, Texas. He was also parish vicar at the Blessed Sacrament Church at Valley Stream, New York.
He is currently rector of the St. John Mari philosophy seminary in San Carlos City in Negros Occidental and chair of the Marriage and Family Life Apostolate of the Diocese of San Carlos.