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Pope Francis names new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro
Pope Francis has appointed Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Billones as the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro.
Billones' appointment was announced on Sunday, February 2, coinciding with the Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria.
He succeeds Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo, who served as the head of the archdiocese for nearly seven years.
Billones will be the 14th archbishop of Jaro, an archdiocese that encompasses Iloilo province and city, and Guimaras Island.
With Billones' move to Jaro, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma will be left without an assistant bishop.
Billones, ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Jaro in 1995, previously served as its rector.
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