Appointment of bishop of Kalibo, Philippines

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Cyril Buhayan Villareal, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Capiz, until now parish priest of Saint Thomas of Villanova in Dao, as bishop of the diocese of Kalibo, Philippines.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Cyril Buhayan Villareal was born on 1 March 1974 in Mambusao, Capiz. He studied philosophy at Saint Pius X Seminary in Lawaan, Roxas City, and was awarded a licentiate in theology from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

He was ordained a priest on 25 March 2001 for the metropolitan archdiocese of Capiz.

After ordination, he held the roles of formator and lecturer at the Sancta Maria,Mater Et Regina, Seminarium in Cagay, Roxas City (2000-2004) and priest of the Most Holy Redeemer parish in Quezon City (2004-2005). He obtained a Magister Theologiae in moral theology at the University of Vienna in Austria, and went on to serve as formator at Sancta Maria,Mater Et Regina, Seminarium in Cagay, Roxas City (2012-2016), rector of the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral in Roxas City (2016-2018), vicar general and member of the College of Consultors (2016-2021); rector of the Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion in Roxas City (2018-2023), director of the Office for the Reception of Reports Pertaining to Sexual Abuse by Clerics and Religious (2020-2023), diocesan administrator (2021-2023), and parish priest of Saint Thomas of Villanova in Dao (since 2023).