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Filipino Roman Catholic bishop (1924–2019)
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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mollenedo and the surname or paternal family name is Mondejar.
The Most Reverend
Nicolas M. Mondejar
Bishop Emeritus of Diocese of San Carlos
ChurchCatholic
ProvinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos
SeeSan Carlos
Appointed21 November 1987
Installed10 February 1988
Term ended25 July 2001
PredecessorNew creation
SuccessorJose Advincula
Other post(s)Asst. editor of Veritas, Jaro, Iloilo City, 1953-1957
Asst. parish priest, La Paz, Iloilo City1953-1957
Psychiatric social worker and marriage counsellor, Catholic Charities, Brooklyn, New York, 1959-1961
Representative of the Diocesan Catholic Charities to the Domestic 1961-1962
Relations Court, Brooklyn, New York 1961-1962
Youth Counsellor, Lincoln Hall, New York, 1963-1965
Psychiatric social worker, Catholic Charities, Brooklyn, New York, 1965-1969
Auxiliary bishop, Cebu, 1970-1975
Chairman, NASSA, CBCP, 1976-1980
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and Bishop of Romblon
Orders
ConsecrationAugust 30, 1970
by Archbishop Carmine Rocco and co-Consecrated Bishop Antonio Frondosa and Bishop Manuel Sandalo Salvador
RankBishop
Personal details
BornNicolas Mollenedo Mondejar
(1924-09-15)15 September 1924
Cabatuan, Iloilo, Philippine Islands
Died10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 94)
San Carlos, Negros Occidental, Philippines
BuriedSan Carlos Borromeo Cathedral and Parish, San Carlos, Negros Occidental, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Styles of
Nicolas Mondejar
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency

Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar (15 September 1924 – 10 February 2019) was a Filipino Catholic bishop. He was the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Romblon from 1974 to 1987 after his appointment to the Bishop of San Carlos, Negros Occidental. He later became its bishop-emeritus.

Life and career

Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar was born on 15 September 1924 in the municipality of Cabatuan in Iloilo in the Philippines. He was ordained a priest on 4 April 1953 in San Miguel, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. Seventeen years later he was ordained as a bishop, on 30 August 1970 in Jaro, Iloilo.

Mondejar died on 10 February 2019, age 94.

Education

Mondejar attended the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in philosophy and obtained a licentiate of philosophy. In 1947, he earned a licentiate in theology in the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary. He also went to Fordham University in New York in 1959 and earned a master's degree in social services.

See also


References

  1. ^ "Most Rev. Nicolas M. Mondejar, D.D". Cbcponline.net. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  2. "Bishop Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  3. "Church mourns death of 2 bishops". Rappler. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
Catholic Church titles
New creation Bishop of Romblon
1974 – 1987 		Succeeded byVicente Salgado y Garrucho
Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon
Dioecesis Rombloniensis
Territories
  • Romblon
Diocese of Romblon
Ordinaries
Cathedral
Parishes
Vicariate of
St. Joseph,
Patron of the
Universal Church
  • St. Joseph
  • San Antonio De Padua
  • Our Lady of Fatima
Vicariate of
San Nicolas
de Tolentino
Vicariate of
St. Augustine
  • St. Augustine (San Agustin, Romblon)
  • St. Michael the Archangel (Calatrava, Romblon)
  • Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel (San Agustin, Romblon)
  • Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Station (San Agustin, Romblon)
Vicariate of
St. Vincent
Ferrer
Vicariate of
St. Joseph,
the Spouse
of Mary
  • St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (Looc, Romblon)
  • St. Thomas of Villanova (Alcantara, Romblon)
  • Immaculate Conception (Sta. Maria, Romblon)
  • San Pedro Calungsod Mission Station (Alad, Romblon, Romblon)
Vicariate of
Sta. Barbara
  • Sta. Barbara (Cajidiocan)
  • Immaculate Conception (San Fernando, Romblon)
  • Our Lady Of Most Holy Rosary (Magdiwang, Romblon)
  • Our Lady Of Remedies (San Fernando, Romblon)
  • Sto Niño (Cajidiocan)
  • St. Therese Of The Child Jesus (Cajidiocan)
Vicariate of
St. Vincent
Ferrer
  • St. Vincent Ferrer (Sta. Fe, Romblon)
  • St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (San Jose, Romblon)
  • San Isidro Labrador (Sta. Fe, Romblon)
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)
Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo
Territories Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)
Ordinaries
Cathedral
Shrines
Diocesan
  • St. Vincent Ferrer (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Parishes
Vicariate of
San Carlos
(Central)
  • San Carlos Borromeo
  • Sto. Niño
  • Birhen sa Antipolo Mission Station
  • Mary Star of the Sea Mission Station (Sipaway Island)
  • St. Jude Thaddeus
  • St. Vincent de Paul Mission Station
Vicariate of
St. Peter
the Apostle
(Calatrava)
  • St. Peter the Apostle (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Isidore the Farmer (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
  • Mother of Perpetual Help (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help Mission Station (Calatrava, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Anthony de Padua (Toboso, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Mary of the Lake Mission Station (Don Salvador Benedicto)
Vicariate of
St. Joseph
(Sagay)
  • St. Joseph Parish (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
  • St. James the Greater (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Roch (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
  • Hiyang Hiyang Mission Station (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Vincent Ferrer (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
  • Sts. Louis and Zelie Mission Station (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
  • Our Lady of Peace (Escalante, Negros Occidental)
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Escalante, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Francis of Assisi (Escalante, Negros Occidental)
  • Triumph of the Cross (Escalante, Negros Occidental)
Vicariate of
Sto. Niño
(Cadiz)
  • Holy Child (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
  • San Lorenzo Ruiz Quasi-Parish (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Andre Bessette Mission Station & Balay ni Lolo Jose (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
  • St. John the Baptist Quasi-Parish (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
  • Sto. Rosario (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
  • Holy Family Chaplaincy (Sagay, Negros Occidental)
Vicariate of
St. Roch
(Manapla)
  • St. Roch (Manapla)
  • San Pablo Mission Station (Manapla)
  • St. Michael the Archangel Quasi-Parish (Manapla)
  • St. Joseph the Worker (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
  • St. Peregrine Parish (Cadiz, Negros Occidental)
Vicariate of the
Our Lady of
Buensuceso
(Guihulngan)
  • Our Lady of Buensuceso (Guihulngan)
  • Immaculate Conception (Guihulngan)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Mission Station (Guihulngan)
  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mission Station (Guihulngan)
  • St. Vincent Ferrer Mission Station (Guihulngan)
  • San Pedro Calungsod Mission Station (Guihulngan)
  • St. Vincent Ferrer Quasi-Parish (La Libertad, Negros Oriental)
  • St. Sebastian (La Libertad, Negros Oriental)
  • St. Isidore the Farmer (Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental)
Vicariate
of Mountains
(Canlaon)
  • St. Joseph (Canlaon)
  • Nuestra Señora de las Flores Mission Station (Canlaon)
  • San Isidro Labrador Mission Station (Canlaon)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe (Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental)
  • Our Lady of the Mountains Quasi Parish (San Carlos, Negros Occidental)
  • Holy Child (San Carlos, Negros Occidental)
  • Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (San Carlos, Negros Occidental)
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental)
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