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Nestor Poltic

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Nestor Poltic
Bishop of the North Central Philippines
ChurchEpiscopal Church in the Philippines
DioceseNorth Central Philippines
In office2018โ€“present
PredecessorJoel Pachao
Orders
OrdinationMarch 18, 1992 (diaconate)
June 3, 1993 (priesthood)
ConsecrationMay 1, 2018
by Joel Pachao
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1967-10-27) October 27, 1967 (age 57)[1]

Nestor Dagas Poltic Sr. (born October 27, 1967) is a Filipino Episcopalian bishop. Since 2018, he has been the bishop of the Diocese of the North Central Philippines in the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, and in 2025, he is set to succeed Brent Alawas as prime bishop of the church.

Biography

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Poltic was born in 1967 as one of eight children. He was raised in Kapangan, Benguet. He received his theology degree from St. Andrew's Theological Seminary at a master's degree in biblical studies at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Baguio.[1]

Poltic was ordained to the diaconate in 1992 at St. Jude's Church, Buguias, and made a priest in 1993 at Ascension Church in Kapangan. He was rector of St. Jude's from 1993 to 2006. He later was a rector in La Trinidad and dean of the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Baguio. In addition to his parish roles, Poltic held several diocesan and ecumenical leadership roles prior to his election as bishop of the North Central Philippines and his consecration in 2018.[1]

In May 2024, Poltic was elected by the church's triennial synod as prime bishop to succeed Brent Alawas.[2][3] He is scheduled to be installed as prime bishop in March 2025.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c See, Dexter A. (June 10, 2024). "New Episcopal Bishop congratulated anew". Herald Express. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ Michael, Mark (May 20, 2024). "Nestor Poltic Elected Primate in the Philippines". The Living Church. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ Fokno, Mia Magdalena (May 16, 2024). "Episcopal Church in the Philippines elects Poltic as next prime bishop". Rappler. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ Alawas, Brent (September 2, 2024). "๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฃ'๐—ฆ ๐—”๐——๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐—ง๐—› ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—Ÿ". Episcopal Church of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 September 2024. Finally, let me inform this Council that the bishops have set the installation of the Prime-Bishop Elect on March 12, 2025. We pray for God's guidance as we go into a smooth and fruitful leadership transition.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of the Diocese of the North Central Philippines
2018โ€“present
Incumbent