Former Talibon, Bohol bishop passes away

Bishop Emeritus of Talibon Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel passed away on Sunday morning.

Tagbilaran Bishop alberto Uy said 80-year-old Noel passed away on the feast day of Christ the King.

As of posting, there are no details of the wake and interment schedule.

Noel was born in Asturias, Cebu. He studied Philosophy and theology at the Seminario Menor de San Carlos in Cebu.

He was ordained a priest on March 18, 1961 and was appointed parish priest in Bogo town and Balamban, Cebu before he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop in Cagayan de Oro in 1981.

He was then appointed bishop of the Diocese of Talibon in 1986 and retired in 2014. — with Leo Udtohan/BAP, GMA News