THE INSTALLATION OF ABP. VICTOR BENDICO AND OTHER CHURCHES IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CAPIZ

 

The installation of Abp. Victor Bendico as the Archbishop of Capiz last May 3, 2023 gave me the opportunity to visit all the parish churches of the towns of Capiz that I have not visited in my previous trips. Before flying into Capiz I arranged with the diocesan administrator, Msgr. Cyril Villareal if I could be given a ride so that I could go to the seven towns that I haven’t visited yet: Jamindan, Tapaz, Dumarao, Cuartero, Dao, Panit-an and Maayon.  Hence, in the afternoon right after the installation, I was able to visit all these towns including two other parish churches: Mambusao and Sigma that I visited before which were along the road. Was glad that I was able to pass by Mambusao as the inside of the church looked already different when I last visited it. I didn’t have a picture of the church of Sigma as I visited the church more than 30 years ago during the thanksgiving mass of my classmate who came from that town.  There was a heavy rainfall right after the installation which lasted more than an hour and it flooded two towns which we were supposed to visit: Cuartero and Dao. We had to go back to these towns the following day. 

The concelebrating priests and bishops during the processional entrance to the Capiz Cathedral. 

Capiz Cathedral

Twenty-nine bishops attended the installation headed by the Apostolic Nuncio Charles John Brown and Jose Cardinal Advincula, the former archbishop of Capiz. 

The Cathedra. 

The priests from the Diocese of Baguio doing a native dance. 

Abp. Bendico on a light moment with the bishops during the reception. 

St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish, Mambusao, Capiz

St. Sebastian Parish, Jamindan, Capiz

St. Nicholas of Myra Parish, San Nicolas, Tapaz, Capiz

St. Jerome Parish, Tapaz, Capiz

Our Lady of Snows Parish, Dumarao, Capiz

St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church, Cuartero, Capiz

We could not enter the church when we passed by the town the day before as the town was flooded. 

  St. Thomas of Villanova Parish, Dao, Capiz

Just like Cuartero, the road going to the church of Dao was underwater because of the  sudden storm which caused some flashflood in the afternoon right after the installation of Abp. Bendico. We had to return the following day to visit the church. 

St. Lawrence the Deacon Parish, Panitan, Capiz

Holy Child Parish, Maayon, Capiz

St. Isidore Parish, Pontevedra, Capiz

St. John the Baptist Parish, Sigma, Capiz

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