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Emilio Layon Bataclan
Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu[1]
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Most Rev. Bishop Emilio "Boy" Bataclan, D.D[2]
ProvinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
Appointed21 June 2004
Installed21 June 2004
Term ended1 October 2015
SuccessorMost Rev. Dennis C. Villarojo, D.D
Most Rev. Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio, D.D
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus of Cebu[3]
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Gunela
Bishop of Iligan
Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu
Titular Bishop of Septimunicia
Orders
Ordination1 May 1966[4]
Consecration19 April 1990[5]
by Arch. Bruno Torpigliani
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Emilio Layon Bataclan

(1940-09-20) 20 September 1940 (age 84)
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceSan Remigio, Cebu
EducationSan Carlos Minor Seminary
Seminario Mayor de San Carlos
University of San Carlos[7]
Alma materEast Asian Pastoral Institute, Ateneo de Manila[6]
Styles of
Emilio L. Bataclan
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Emilio Bataclan
History
Priestly ordination
Date1 May 1966[8]
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byArch. Bruno Torpigliani
Date19 April 1990

Emilio Bataclan is a Roman Catholic Bishop of the Philippines. He is a retired Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu[9]. He is currently residing in his residence in San Remigio, Cebu. He is also the first bishop from Bantayan, Cebu followed by Archbishop John F. Du. He resigned as auxiliary bishop of Cebu on 1 October 2015 after serving the archdiocese for more than 11 years and received the honorary title of "Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus of Cebu"[10]. His last post is from the Parish of San Fernando el Rey in Liloan, Cebu. He also worked with the Servant of God Archbishop Teofilo Camomot when they were assigned both as priests to the Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in El Pardo, Cebu City.

Biography

Emilio Bataclan was born on 20 September 1940 in Bantayan, Cebu[11]. He was ordained priest on 1 May 1966 in the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and was consecrated on 19 April 1990 in the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral by Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal[12]. He was also appointed Bishop of Iligan and Titular Bishop of Septimunicia and Gunela. He was appointed again to be the auxiliary bishop of Cebu on 21 June 2004. He resigned as auxiliary bishop of Cebu on 1 October 2015 due to medical reasons after passing the mandatory age of retirement at 75. He is currently living in his retirement house in San Remigio, Cebu.

Career

Emilio Bataclan felt the call to priesthood. He traveled from his native home to Cebu City to study Theology in the Seminario Mayor de San Carlos. He was Ordained a priest on 1 May 1966[13]. His first assignment as priest is to the Parish of Saints Peter and Paul in his hometown, [[Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan Island.

Retirement