POPE Francis appointed a new bishop for the Diocese of Daet, Camarines Norte last Tuesday.
In a statement, the Vatican announced, “The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Herman Guinto Abcede as bishop of Daet, Philippines.”
Abcede succeeds Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, who was assigned to the Archdiocese of Caceres in 2024.
“The bishop-elect will be the fourth bishop of the diocese,” noted CBCP News, the official news agency of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
Born in April 1965 in Camarines Norte, Abcede studied philosophy at the Rogationist Seminary of Manila and theology at the Don Bosco School of Theology in Parañaque City.
He was ordained in June 1996 and obtained a licentiate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome.
Since 2018, he has been a member and judge of the Matrimonial Tribunal of the Diocese of Parañaque.
Before his appointment, Abcede has been serving as superior of the Community at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Parañaque City since 2023.
