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The Most Reverend Nicolas M. Mondejar | |
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| Bishop Emeritus ofDiocese of San Carlos | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos |
| See | San Carlos |
| Appointed | 21 November 1987 |
| Installed | 10 February 1988 |
| Term ended | 25 July 2001 |
| Predecessor | New creation |
| Successor | Jose Advincula |
| Other post(s) | Asst. editor ofVeritas,Jaro, Iloilo City, 1953-1957 Asst. parish priest,La Paz, Iloilo City1953-1957 Psychiatric social worker and marriage counsellor, Catholic Charities, Brooklyn, New York, 1959-1961 Representative of the Diocesan Catholic Charities to the Domestic 1961-1962 Relations Court,Brooklyn, New York 1961-1962 Youth Counsellor, Lincoln Hall, New York, 1963-1965 Psychiatric social worker, Catholic Charities, Brooklyn, New York, 1965-1969 Auxiliary bishop, Cebu, 1970-1975 Chairman, NASSA, CBCP, 1976-1980 |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu andBishop of Romblon |
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| Consecration | August 30, 1970 by ArchbishopCarmine Rocco and co-Consecrated BishopAntonio Frondosa and BishopManuel Sandalo Salvador |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Born | Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar (1924-09-15)15 September 1924 |
| Died | 10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 94) San Carlos,Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Buried | San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral and Parish,San Carlos,Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Styles of Nicolas Mondejar | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar (15 September 1924 – 10 February 2019) was aFilipinoCatholic bishop. He was the first bishop of the newly createdDiocese of Romblon from 1974 to 1987 after his appointment to theBishop ofSan Carlos, Negros Occidental. He later became its bishop-emeritus.[1][2]
Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar was born on 15 September 1924 in the municipality ofCabatuan in Iloilo in thePhilippines. He was ordained a priest on 4 April 1953 in San Miguel,Mandaluyong,Metro Manila. Seventeen years later he was ordained as a bishop, on 30 August 1970 inJaro, Iloilo.[1]
Mondejar died on 10 February 2019, age 94.[3]
Mondejar attended theUniversity of Santo Tomas with a degree in philosophy and obtained a licentiate of philosophy. In 1947, he earned a licentiate intheology in the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary. He also went toFordham University in New York in 1959 and earned amaster's degree insocial services.[1]
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