IN PICTURES: Diocese of Naval has new bishop

Bishop Rex Ramirez, 50, was appointed bishop of Naval by Pope Francis on Oct. 13, 2017.

Ramirez replaced retired Bishop Filomeno Bactol, who was Naval’s first bishop in 1988, the year the Naval diocese was created. Before his new assignment to Naval, Ramirez, a native of Balangiga town in Eastern Samar, was rector of Palo Metropolitan Cathedral.

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