Narciso Villaver Abellana

His Excellency The Most Reverend Narciso Abellana
Roman Catholic Bishop of Romblon
Church	Roman Catholic
Province	Capiz
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon
See	Diocese of Romblon
Appointed	15 October 2013^[1]
In office	October 15, 2013-Present
Predecessor	Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc
Successor	Incumbent
Previous post(s)	1st assistant to the Superior General, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Orders
Ordination	28 December 1978
Consecration	11 December 2013
Personal details
Born	Narciso Abellana (1953-11-11) 11 November 1953 (age 70) Talisay, Cebu
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Profession	Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Motto	In Verbo Tuo Laxabo Rete

Styles of Narciso Villaver Abellana

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency

Narciso Abellana y Villaver, M.S.C. (born 11 November 1953) is a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop and the current and fifth Bishop of Romblon. Ordained to the priesthood on 28 December 1978, Villaver Abellana was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon, Philippines on 15 October 2013.^[1]^[2]

Life

Abellana was born in the city of Talisay, Cebu. He was ordained priest on 28 December 1978. He was appointed Bishop of Romblon on 15 October 2013. His episcopal ordination on 11 December 2013 was almost two months late after his appointment.^[3]^[4]

He was installed Bishop of Romblon on 9 January 2014.

References

^ ^a ^b Narciso Villaver Abellana
^ "NARCISO ABELLANA MSC, BISHOP OF ROMBLON". www.misacor.org.au. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.
^ "Pope Francis appoints new Romblon bishop". 18 October 2013.
^ "Pope names Filipino priest bishop of Romblon diocese". 8 January 2014.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	Bishop of Romblon 2015 – present	Incumbent

Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon

Dioecesis Rombloniensis

Territories

Romblon

Ordinaries

Nicolas M. Mondejar
Vicente Salgado y Garrucho
Arturo M. Bastes
Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc
Narciso Villaver Abellana

Cathedral

St. Joseph

Parishes

Vicariate of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church	St. Joseph San Antonio De Padua Our Lady of Fatima
Vicariate of San Nicolas de Tolentino	St. Joseph The Worker (Corcuera) San Nicolas de Tolentino (Banton, Romblon) Immaculate Concepcion (Concepcion, Romblon) St. Jude Thaddeus (Corcuera)
Vicariate of St. Augustine	St. Augustine (San Agustin, Romblon) St. Michael the Archangel (Calatrava, Romblon) Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel (San Agustin, Romblon) Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Station (San Agustin, Romblon)
Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer	St. Vincent Ferrer (Odiongan) Our Lady Of Candles (Odiongan) St. Anthony Of Padua (Ferrol, Romblon) St. Andrew the Apostle (San Andres, Romblon)
Vicariate of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary	St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (Looc, Romblon) St. Thomas of Villanova (Alcantara, Romblon) Immaculate Conception (Sta. Maria, Romblon) San Pedro Calungsod Mission Station (Alad, Romblon, Romblon)
Vicariate of Sta. Barbara	Sta. Barbara (Cajidiocan) Immaculate Conception (San Fernando, Romblon) Our Lady Of Most Holy Rosary (Magdiwang, Romblon) Our Lady Of Remedies (San Fernando, Romblon) Sto Niño (Cajidiocan) St. Therese Of The Child Jesus (Cajidiocan)
Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer	St. Vincent Ferrer (Sta. Fe, Romblon) St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (San Jose, Romblon) San Isidro Labrador (Sta. Fe, Romblon)