The new bishop of the Diocese of San Pablo in the Philippines invited the faithful to join him down the path of holiness toward Christ.
“Let us renew our hope and our relationship with God, and guide others on experiencing this same hope that comes from Christ,” said Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr. during his canonical installation as the diocese’s fifth bishop.
“I pray that we journey together and trust each other towards holiness and becoming a people of God where faith and love for all is truly love,” he also said.
55-year-old Maralit was formally installed on November 21 at the Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit.
The diocese, which covers the entire Province of Laguna, had been vacant for more than a year since Bishop Buenaventura Famadico’s resignation due to health reasons.
Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara has been overseeing the diocese as apostolic administrator since September 2023.
During his homily, Bishop Mylo reminded the newly installed bishop to bring with him the lessons and realizations from his nine years of shepherding his previous diocese, Boac.
“In light of the Synod on Synodality, listen to the concerns not only of your priests but those in the peripheries as well – the poor, elderly, youth, prisoners, diocesan and parish workers, catechists, and whoever you meet along the way,” said Bishop Mylo.
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula led Bishop Maralit’s installation in the presence of more than 30 bishops.
Most notable of them is Archbishop Ryan Jimenez of Agaña of Guam, a close friend of the new bishop.
Also present during the event are Bishop Maralit’s parents from the nearby Batangas province.
From serving the small island Diocese of Boac in the Visayan region with around 250,000 inhabitants, Bishop Maralit will now be shepherding the Diocese of San Pablo with more than four million people.
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