Zacarias Cenita Jimenez | |
Bishop Emeritus of Pagadian | |
Diocese: | Diocese of Pagadian |
See: | Pagadian |
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Predecessor: | Antonio R. Tobias |
Successor: | Emmanuel Cabajar |
Ordination: | 17 April 1973 |
Consecration: | 6 January 1995 |
Consecrated By: | Pope John Paul II |
Birth Name: | Zacarias Cenita Jimenez |
Birth Date: | 5 November 1947 |
Birth Place: | Inabanga, Bohol, Philippines |
Death Place: | Butuan, Philippines |
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Nationality: | Filipino |
Religion: | Roman Catholicism |
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Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Zacharias Cenita Jimenez (Pagadian).svg |
Native Name: | "Bishop Ite" |
Zacarias Cenita Jimenez (5 November 1947 – 19 April 2018) was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop.
Born on 5 November 1947 in Inabanga, Bohol in the Philippines, Jimenez was ordained to the priesthood on 17 April 1973 at the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Tagbilaran. He was consecrated as bishop on 6 January 1995 at the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.[1]
He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines, from 2 December 1994 to 11 June 2003. He then served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan, Philippines and as titular bishop of Arba from 11 June 2003 until his death.[2]
He was discharged from a hospital on 15 April 2018 after suffering a second stroke but died at 8:01 a.m on 19 April[1] due to acute respiratory failure in Butuan.[3]