Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Sacramento, U.S.A.

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Reynaldo Bersabal, of the clergy of the diocese of Sacramento, United States of America, until now parish priest of Saint Francis of Assisi in Sacramento, as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, assigning him the titular see of Balecio.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Reynaldo Bersabal was born on 15 October 1962 in Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.

He was ordained a priest on 29 April 1991 for the archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, and was incardinated in the diocese of Sacramento, United States of America, in 2004.

He held the following offices in the archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro: parish vicar of Our Lady of Snows (1991), parish administrator of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1992), parish priest of Saint Francis Xavier (1995), chancellor (1998).

In the diocese of Sacramento, he has served as parish vicar of Saint James in Davis (1999-2001) and Saint Anthony in Sacramento (2002-2003), and parish priest of Saint Paul in Sacramento (2003-2008), Saint John the Baptist in Folsom (2008-2016), Saint James in Davis (2016-2022) and Saint Francis of Assisi in Sacramento (since 2022). In addition, he has held the roles of vicar forane and member of the Presbyteral Council.