Nestor Cariño

Styles of
**Nestor Cariño**
Styles of; Nestor Cariño
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

The Most Reverend

Nestor Cariño

D.D.
The Most Reverend; Nestor Cariño; D.D.
Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi
Archdiocese	Cáceres
Diocese	Legazpi
Appointed	April 1, 2005
Installed	May 24, 2005
Term ended	November 7, 2007
Predecessor	José Crisologo Sorra
Successor	Joel Baylon
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi and Titular Bishop of Thibiuca (1978–1980); Bishop of Borongan (1980–1986); Titular Bishop of Acholla and Auxiliary Bishop of Daet (2003–2005);
Orders
Ordination	December 31, 1961
Consecration	May 31, 1978; by Bruno Torpigliani
Personal details
Born	Nestor Celestial Cariño; September 8, 1938; Malinao, Albay, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Died	May 24, 2025 (aged 86); San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Motto	Comfort my people
Coat of arms

Nestor Celestial Cariño (September 8, 1938 – May 24, 2025) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi from 2005 to 2007.

Biography

Cariño was born in Malinao, Albay on September 8, 1938. He was ordained a priest in 1961 and became auxiliary bishop of Legazpi in 1978. In 1980, he was appointed bishop of Borongan, serving until 1986 when he became secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. In 2001, Cariño was deployed to serve in Pasig. He was then appointed auxiliary bishop of Daet in 2003 and became bishop of Legazpi in 2005, serving until his retirement in 2007.^[2]

Cariño died at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila, on May 24, 2025, at the age of 86.^[2]

References

^ "Bishop Nestor Celestial Cariño †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Retired Legazpi Bishop Nestor Cariño, former CBCP sec gen, dies at 86". CBCP News. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by José Crisologo Sorra	Bishop of Legazpi May 24, 2005 – November 7, 2007	Succeeded by Joel Baylon
Preceded by Henry Theophilus Howaniec	— TITULAR — Bishop of Acholla June 11, 2003 – April 1, 2005	Succeeded by Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer
Preceded by Sincero Barcenilla Lucero	Bishop of Borongan August 12, 1980 – January 31, 1986	Succeeded by Leonardo Yuzon Medroso
Preceded by Ippolito Rotoli	— TITULAR — Bishop of Thibiuca May 31, 1978 – August 12, 1980	Succeeded by Patricio Hacbang Alo

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[1] "Bishop Nestor Celestial Cariño †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 24, 2025.

[cbcp-2] "Retired Legazpi Bishop Nestor Cariño, former CBCP sec gen, dies at 86". CBCP News. May 24, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.

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