Ronald Timoner
{{Short description|Filipino Catholic priest (born 1971)}}
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{{Philippine name|Parco|Timoner}}
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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend
| name = Ronald Anthony P. Timoner
| honorific-suffix = D.D., STL
| title = Bishop-elect of Pagadian
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| church = Roman Catholic Church
| province = Ozamiz
| diocese = Pagadian
| appointed = April 2, 2025
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| predecessor = Ronald Lunas
| previous_post = {{indented plainlist|
- Diocesan Administrator of Daet (2017–19; 2023–25)
- Vicar General of the Diocese of Daet (2019–2025)
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| ordination = May 1, 1997
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| consecration = August 13, 2025
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| birth_name = Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|8|13}}
| birth_place = Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines
| nationality = Filipino
| religion = Roman Catholic
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| alma_mater = {{ubl|Holy Rosary Minor Seminary|University of Santo Tomas|Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas}}
| motto = {{lang|la|Surge et ambula}}
Arise and walk ({{Bibleverse|Acts|3:6}})
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Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner (born August 13, 1971) is a Filipino Catholic priest. He is the bishop-elect of the Diocese of Pagadian in the Philippines.{{cite web |title=Pope names Daet priest as new Pagadian bishop |url=https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/pope-names-daet-priest-as-new-pagadian-bishop/ |website=CBCP News |date=April 2, 2025 |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
Early life and education
Timoner was born on August 13, 1971, in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.{{cite web |title=Resignations and Appointments, 02.04.2025 |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/04/02/250402a.html |website=Holy See Press Office |date=April 2, 2025 |access-date=April 3, 2025}}{{cite web |title=Pope Francis names Daet's Fr. Ronald Anthony Timoner as new bishop of Pagadian |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/4/2/pope-francis-names-daets-fr-ronald-anthony-timoner-as-new-bishop-of-pagadian-0040 |website=ABS-CBN News |date=April 2, 2025 |access-date=April 3, 2025}} He studied philosophy at the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary in Naga, Camarines Sur, and theology at the University of Santo Tomas. He earned his licentiate in sacred theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas Angelicum in Rome.
He is the younger brother of Gerard Timoner III, the 88th Master of the Order of Preachers.{{cite web |title=Administrator named for Daet diocese |url=https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/administrator-named-for-daet-diocese/ |website=CBCP News |date=May 16, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
Priesthood
Timoner was ordained to the priesthood on May 1, 1997, for the Diocese of Daet. Early in his ministry, he served as parochial vicar in the parishes in Paracale and Talisay. He later held several key roles at the Holy Trinity College Seminary in Labo, including spiritual director, prefect of discipline, and procurator. From 2004 to 2008, he ministered abroad as chaplain of the Church of Saint Thomas in Milan, Italy.
Upon his return, he was appointed chancellor of the Diocese of Daet, a post he held until 2016, while also taking on the role of director of the SPACFI-Socio-Pastoral Action Center Foundation in Daet beginning in 2015. Since 2017, he has served as parish priest of San Juan Bautista Parish in Daet.{{cite news |title=Pope Francis appoints Daet priest as new Pagadian bishop |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/941428/pope-francis-appoints-daet-priest-as-new-pagadian-bishop/story/ |work=GMA News |date=April 2, 2025 |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
In April 2017, Timoner was appointed as the diocesan administrator of Daet, after Bishop Gilbert Armea Garcera was appointed as Archbishop of Lipa.{{Cite news|title=Daet diocese caretaker named |first=Ferdinand |last=Patinio |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1224852 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=May 16, 2024 |access-date=April 14, 2025}} Timoner held that position until Garcera's successor, Rex Andrew Alarcon, was installed in 2019. On April 2, 2019, Alarcon appointed Timoner as vicar general of the diocese.{{cite web |title=Rev. Fr. Ronald Anthony P. Timoner, itinalaga bilang bagong Vicar General ng Diyosesis ng Daet |url=https://camnortenews.com/2019/04/03/rev-fr-ronald-anthony-p-timoner-itinalaga-bilang-bagong-vicar-general-ng-diyosesis-ng-daet/ |website=Camarines Norte News |date=April 3, 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2025}} Upon Alarcon's appointment as Archbishop of Cáceres, Timoner was reappointed as the diocesan administrator on May 16, 2024.{{cite web |title=Diocese of Daet welcomes new administrator |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/16/diocese-of-daet-welcomes-new-administrator |website=Manila Bulletin |date=May 16, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
Episcopate
On April 2, 2025, Pope Francis appointed Timoner as the sixth Bishop of Pagadian, succeeding the late bishop Ronald Lunas, who died in 2024. His episcopal consecration and canonical installation will take place on August 13, 2025, his fifty-fourth birthday, at the Santo Niño Cathedral Parish Church in Pagadian.{{Cite news|title=New bishop to be ordained, installed Aug. 13 in Pagadian |url=https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/new-bishop-to-be-ordained-installed-aug-13-in-pagadian/ |work=CBCP News |date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btimoner.html Profile at Catholic-Hierarchy.org]
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Category:People from Camarines Norte
Category:Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines