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Pope Leo XIV accepts Filipino priest’s withdrawal as bishop-designate

Pope Leo XIV accepts Filipino priest’s withdrawal as bishop-designate

Thursday, May 7, 2026
Father Gerardo F. Saco Jr. cited "human limitations" in withdrawing from the Diocese of Tagbilaran weeks before his scheduled May 26 episcopal ordination.
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