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Enrique Macaraeg

Enrique Macaraeg

Filipino bishop (1955–2023)

Enrique de Vera Macaraeg (December 28, 1955 – October 23, 2023) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Manila, Macaraeg was ordained as a priest in 1979. He was appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016, serving until his death in 2023.[1] Macaraeg was the chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA) until his death. Severo Caermare (vice chairman of ECLA) assumed the two-year term chairmanship from December 15, 2023 succeeding the late Bishop Macaraeg.[2]

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On October 23, 2023, Macaraeg died due to a cardiac arrest while playing basketball in Malasiqui. He was 67.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Bishop Enrique de Vera Macaraeg †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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    CBCP News (December 15, 2023). "Bishop Caermare is new head of Church's laity body". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.
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    Lopez, Rommel F. (October 24, 2023). "Tarlac bishop dies of cardiac arrest". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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