| Honorific-prefix | The Most Reverend |
|---|---|
| Title | Bishop of Ilagan |
| Archdiocese | Tuguegarao |
| Appointed | June 10, 2008 |
| Term end | February 25, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Sergio Lasam Utleg |
| Successor | David William Valencia Antonio |
| Ordination | June 26, 1971 |
| Consecration | August 19, 2008 |
| Consecrated by | Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan |
| Birth name | Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua |
| Birth date | January 5, 1945 |
| Birth place | Mankayan, Mountain Province, Philippines |
| Death date | September 10, 2022 (aged 77) |
| Death place | Lipa, Batangas, Philippines |
| Dipstyle | |
|---|---|
| Offstyle | Your Excellency |
| Relstyle | Bishop |
Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua, OFMCap[1] (January 5, 1945 – September 10, 2022) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate. Nacua was born in the Philippines and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan, Philippines from 2008 until his resignation in 2017.[2]
Nacua is the first Filipino clergyman from the Capuchins to get ordained to the episcopate.[3]
Nacua died on September 10, 2022, while confined in a hospital in Lipa, Batangas.[4][5]
References
- ^ Visaya Jr, Villamor (11 September 2022). "Bishop Emeritus Joseph Benedict Nacua, 77, dies". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Benedict (Simplicius de Lepanto) Amangi Nacua [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Nacua, the only Filipino Capuchin prelate, dies at 77". InterAksyon. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Visaya, Vince Jacob (12 September 2022). "Bishop Emeritus Joseph Nacua, 77". The Manila Times. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Filipino Capuchin bishop dies at 77". UCA News. Retrieved 13 September 2022.