Mylo Hubert Vergara
{{short description|Filipino bishop of the Catholic Church (born 1962)}}
{{Philippine name|Claudio|Vergara}}
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| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Mylo Hubert Vergara
| honorific-suffix = D.D.
| title = Bishop of Pasig
| image = Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara at the Manila Cathedral 2025-06-29.jpg
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| caption = Vergara in 2025
| province = Manila
| see = Pasig
| appointed = April 20, 2011
| enthroned = June 23, 2011
| predecessor = Francisco San Diego
| successor = Incumbent
| ordination = March 24, 1990
| ordained_by = Jaime Sin
| consecration = April 30, 2005
| consecrated_by = Gaudencio Rosales
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|10|23}}
| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
| residence =
| nationality = Filipino
| previous_post = {{indented plainlist|
- Bishop of San Jose (2005–2011)
- Apostolic Administrator of San Pablo (2023–2024)
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| alma_mater = University of Santo Tomas
Loyola School of Theology
Ateneo de Manila University
| motto = Pasce agnos meos
(Feed My Lambs)
| coat_of_arms = File:Coat of arms of Mylo Hubert Vergara.svg
| other_post = {{indented plainlist|
- Vice President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (2021–present)
}}
| module = {{Ordination
| denomination = Catholic
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| ordained deacon by = Jaime Sin
| date of diaconal ordination = November 4, 1989
| ordained priest by = Jaime Sin
| date of priestly ordination = March 24, 1990
| place of priestly ordination = Manila Cathedral
| consecrated by = Gaudencio Rosales
| co-consecrators = {{Ubl
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| date of consecration = April 30, 2005
| place of consecration = Cubao Cathedral
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Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara (born October 23, 1962) is a Filipino bishop of the Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Pasig since 2011, Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines since 2021. He had previously served as the third Bishop of San Jose from 2005 to 2011 and as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of San Pablo from 2023 to 2024.{{cite web|title=About the Bishop|url=https://dioceseofpasig.org/about-us/the-bishop/|website=The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig|accessdate=February 16, 2020}}
Early life and education
Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara was born on October 23, 1962, at Manila, Philippines. He studied elementary at the Ateneo de Manila Grade School and high school at the Ateneo de Manila High School. He took an undergraduate degree in B.S. Management Engineering and Masters in Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University, and he took licentiate in sacred theology at the Loyola School of Theology in the same university, and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the University of Santo Tomas.
Ministry
=Deacon (1989–1990)=
=Priesthood (1990–2005)=
On March 24, 1990, Vergara was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, at the Manila Cathedral.
After his ordination, Vergara served as the parochial vicar and acting parish priest of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Makati. From 1994 to 2001, he served as the rector of Holy Apostles Senior Seminary in Makati, where he also taught previously as dean of studies and Professor of Philosophy from 1990 to 1994. He also became the chaplain of the Chapel of the Eucharistic Lord at SM Megamall, Mandaluyong from 1999 to 2000 and of Santo Niño de Paz Greenbelt Chapel, Makati from 2000 to 2003. He was also the Spiritual Director of Archdiocesan Association of Saint John Mary Vianney from 2003 to 2003. Then, he also became the parish priest of Saint Rita de Cascia Parish in Philamlife Homes, Quezon City from 2001 to 2004. In 2003, he was named Chancellor of the newly established Diocese of Cubao, serving until 2004. He later served as parish priest of the Holy Sacrifice Parish at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus, Quezon City and vicar for clergy of the Diocese of Cubao in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.ucanews.com/directory/bishops/bishop-vergara/295|title=Bishop Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara|website=UCA News|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
=Bishop (2005–present)=
Vergara was appointed as the third Bishop of San Jose on February 12, 2005, by Pope John Paul II and was installed on May 14 of that same year. On April 20, 2011, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the second Bishop of Pasig and was installed on June 23 of that same year.{{cite web|title=MEET OUR NEW BISHOP: Bishop Mylo Vergara, DD|url=http://parish.stvpasig.org/index.php?view=article&id=47%3Ameet-our-new-bishop-bishop-mylo-vergara-dd&option=com_content&Itemid=56|accessdate=February 16, 2020}}
In 2021, Vergara was elected as vice-president of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines with The Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio David as President.
On September 21, 2023, Vergara was appointed by Pope Francis as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of San Pablo upon the resignation of its Bishop Buenaventura Famadico due to the latter's "recent hospitalization because of a serious heart ailment."{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/21/pope-francis-accepts-resignation-of-san-pablo-bishop-cbcp|title=Pope Francis accepts resignation of San Pablo bishop --- CBCP|publisher=Manila Bulletin|date=September 21, 2023|accessdate=September 21, 2023}} His role as apostolic administrator ended with the installation of Marcelino Antonio Maralit as Famadico's successor on November 21, 2024.{{cite news |last1=Lagarde |first1= Roy |title=Laguna’s new bishop veers into ‘relationships’ in the face of challenges ahead |url= https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/lagunas-new-bishop-veers-into-relationships-in-the-face-of-challenges-ahead/|accessdate=March 8, 2025 |work=Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines |date=November 21, 2024}}
References
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{{succession box | before= Leo Murphy Drona| title= Bishop of San Jose | years=May 14, 2005 – April 20, 2011 | after= Roberto Calara Mallari }}
{{s-bef| before= Francisco San Diego }}
{{s-ttl| title= Bishop of Pasig | years=June 23, 2011 – present}}
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{{s-bef| before= Pablo Virgilio David }}
{{s-ttl| title= CBCP Vice President | years=December 1, 2021 – present}}
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{{Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija}}
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Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines
Category:Ateneo de Manila University alumni
Category:Filipino Roman Catholics
Category:Filipino Roman Catholic bishops
Category:University of Santo Tomas alumni
Category:Filipino religious leaders
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II