Enrique Macaraeg

His Excellency Enrique Macaraeg
Bishop of Tarlac
Metropolis	San Fernando
Appointed	31 March 2016
Term ended	23 October 2023
Predecessor	Florentino Ferrer Cinense
Successor	Roberto Calara Mallari(Bishop-Designate)
Orders
Ordination	19 May 1979 by Federico Guba Limon
Consecration	24 May 2016 by Socrates Villegas
Personal details
Born	Enrique de Vera Macaraeg (1955-12-28)December 28, 1955 Pangasinan, Philippines
Died	October 23, 2023(2023-10-23) (aged 67) Malasiqui, Philippines
Motto	VIVERE CHRISTUS EST
Coat of arms

Styles of Enrique Macaraeg
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Enrique de Vera Macaraeg (December 28, 1955 – October 23, 2023) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Manila, Macaraeg was ordained as a priest in 1979. He was appointed Bishop of Tarlac in 2016, serving until his death in 2023.[1] Macaraeg was the chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on the Laity (ECLA) until his death. Severo Caermare (vice chairman of ECLA) assumed the two-year term chairmanship from December 15, 2023 succeeding the late Bishop Macaraeg.[2]

On October 23, 2023, Macaraeg died due to a cardiac arrest while playing basketball in Malasiqui. He was 67.[3]

References

1. "Bishop Enrique de Vera Macaraeg †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
2. CBCP News (December 15, 2023). "Bishop Caermare is new head of Church's laity body". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.
3. Lopez, Rommel F. (October 24, 2023). "Tarlac bishop dies of cardiac arrest". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Florentino Ferrer Cinense	Bishop of Tarlac 2016–2023	Succeeded by Vacant