Cubao Bishop-elect Elias Ayuban Jr. is a Claretian missionary appointed by Pope Francis to replace Honesto Ongtioco, one of the two longest serving bishops of Metro Manila
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Shortly before Sin retired in November 2003, five new dioceses — including the Diocese of Cubao — were carved out of the Archdiocese of Manila. Born in Maguindanao del Norte on January 1, 1968, Ayuban is known for a mix of missionary work, intellectual competence, and service at the highest levels of the Catholic Church.
Father Rhoel Gallardo, who was held hostage by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group in Basilan, “was shot in the head, shoulder, and back at close range, after repeatedly refusing to renounce his Catholic faith,” thereported. It was later discovered that “nails on his index fingers and toes had been pulled off before he was shot.”
Ayuban, aside from leading the Claretians in the Philippines, has also been co-chairperson of the Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines , formerly known as the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines. Ordained to the priesthood on March 9, 1996, Ayuban first served as a parish priest at the Church of the Risen Christ in Zamboanga Sibugay, a predominantly Catholic province in Mindanao, from 1996 to 2000.
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