Appointment of Episcopal Vicars 2025

Here are the newly appointed Episcopal Vicars of the Archdiocese of Cebu.

Episcopal Vicars are priests or bishops appointed to assist the diocesan bishop in a specific territory or area.

He acts with the bishop’s authority in their assigned jurisdiction. He exercises ordinary power in their area of responsibility, representing and implementing the bishop’s pastoral care.

District 1 – Metro Cebu North

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Tan
Team Moderator
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish
P. Del Rosario, Cebu City

District 2 – Metro Cebu South

Rev. Fr. Eduardo Ventic
Team Moderator
Archdiocesan Shrine of San Nicolas de Tolentino
San Nicolas, Cebu City

District 3 – Southeast Cebu

Rev. Fr. Januario Kipling Agravante IV
Team Moderator
Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Michael the Archangel
Argao, Cebu

District 4 – Southwest Cebu

Rev. Fr. Mario Villacastin
Parish Priest
San Juan Nepomuceno Parish
Moalboal, Cebu

District 5 – Northwest Cebu

Rev. Fr. Cosme de la Peña
Team Moderator
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
Balamban, Cebu

District 6 – Far North Cebu

Rev. Fr. Peter Necessario
Team Moderator
Archdiocesan Shrine of San Vicente Ferrer
City of Bogo, Cebu

District 7 – Middle North Cebu

Rev. Fr. Lyndon Ruiz
Team Moderator
Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish
Danao City, Cebu

District 8 – Near North Cebu

Msgr. Jose Juan Dosado
Team Moderator
San Narciso Parish
Consolacion, Cebu

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Rev. Fr. Eduardo Marcellones
Team Moderator
Parroquia de San Pedro Apostol
Bantayan Island, Cebu