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Elenito Galido

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The Most Reverend

Elenito R. Galido,

D.D.
Bishop of Iligan
DioceseIligan
AppointedMarch 25, 2006
InstalledSeptember 8, 2006
Term endedDecember 5, 2017
PredecessorEmilio L. Bataclan
SuccessorJoey Rapadas III
Orders
OrdinationApril 25, 1979
ConsecrationSeptember 8, 2006
Personal details
Born
Elenito delos Reyes Galido

(1954-04-18)April 18, 1954
Managok, Malaybalay City
DiedDecember 5, 2017(2017-12-05) (aged 64)
Iligan City
BuriedIligan Cathedral
Nationality Filipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsElenito R. Galido,'s coat of arms
Styles of
Elenito R. Galido
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Elenito delos Reyes Galido (April 18, 1953; Malaybalay City, Bukidnon – December 5, 2017) was a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan, an ecclesiastical jurisdiction covering the whole province of Lanao del Norte and the city of Iligan in the Philippines.[1]

Biography

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Galido was born in Managok, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on April 18, 1953. His sacerdotal ordination was on April 25, 1979. He first served under the Diocese of Malaybalay. He was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Iligan on March 25, 2006, consecrated on September 8, 2006.[2][3]

Before becoming a Bishop, he serve the Malaybalay Diocese as its Vicar General, Administrator of Cathedral parish, Rector of the Minor Seminary and parish priest of Kibawe, Bukidnon.


Galido was a known environmentalist. In late 1980s, he started his own reforestation project in Mt. Capistrano, Managok, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. He mobilized the kaingin farmers of Managok to plant more trees in the watershed areas.

After his appointment as Bishop of Diocese of Iligan he influenced his relatives in Managok especially his nephew Valencia City Assessor Arnold “nonoy” Rendon Azucena to build a new church. Hence, a new chapel of Saint Blaise in Purok 1, Managok, Malaybalay City has been built.

Bishop Galido was a chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Culture (ECC) of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). He is the cousin of Philippine Army Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido and a nephew of Former Solcom Commander, Retired Brig. Gen. Alejendro A. Galido.


He died at 10:11 pm on December 5, 2017.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CBCP Bishops". Catholic Media Network. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Iligan". UCAnews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06.
  3. ^ "Most Rev. Elenito R. Galido, D.D." CBCP Online.
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