Joseph Nacua

Filipino Roman Catholic prelate (1945–2022)

The Most Reverend Joseph Nacua
Bishop of Ilagan
Archdiocese	Tuguegarao
Appointed	June 10, 2008
Term ended	February 25, 2017
Predecessor	Sergio Lasam Utleg
Successor	David William Valencia Antonio
Orders
Ordination	June 26, 1971
Consecration	August 19, 2008 by Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan
Personal details
Born	Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua (1945-01-05)January 5, 1945 Mankayan, Mountain Province, Philippines
Died	September 10, 2022(2022-09-10) (aged 77) Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
Motto	RECORCATUS MISERICORDIAE SUAE
Coat of arms

Styles of Joseph Nacua

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Joseph Benedict Amangi Nacua^[1] (January 5, 1945 – September 10, 2022) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate. Nacua was born in the Philippines and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan, Philippines from 2008 until his resignation in 2017.^[2]

Nacua is the first Filipino clergyman belonging to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin to get ordained to the episcopate.^[3]

Nacua died on September 10, 2022, while confined in a hospital in Lipa, Batangas.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Visaya Jr, Villamor (September 11, 2022). "Bishop Emeritus Joseph Benedict Nacua, 77, dies". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ "Bishop Joseph Benedict (Simplicius de Lepanto) Amangi Nacua [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Bishop Nacua, the only Filipino Capuchin prelate, dies at 77". InterAksyon. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ Visaya, Vince Jacob (September 12, 2022). "Bishop Emeritus Joseph Nacua, 77". The Manila Times. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ "Filipino Capuchin bishop dies at 77". UCA News. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Sergio Lasam Utleg	Bishop of Ilagan 2008–2017	Succeeded by David William Valencia Antonio

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan

Dioecesis Ilaganensis

Territories

Isabela

Ordinaries

Francisco Cruces
Miguel Purugganan
Sergio Utleg
Joseph Nacua
David William Antonio

Cathedral

Saint Michael the Archangel
Saint Ferdinand Co-Cathedral (Ilagan)

Shrines

National	Our Lady of the Visitation (Gamu) Saint Joseph (Mandaue)
Diocesan	St. Anthony of Padua (Reina Mercedes, Isabela) St. Joseph the Worker (Echague)

Parishes

Vicariate of Our Lady of the Visitation	Saint Michael the Archangel St. Ferdinand (Ilagan) Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel (Ilagan) San Antonio De Padua (Ilagan) St. Elizabeth of Portugal (Ilagan) Our Lady of the Visitation (Gamu) St. Joseph the Spouse (Naguilian, Isabela) St. Rose of Lima (Gamu) Our Lady of Peace (Benito Soliven) St. Thomas Aquinas (San Mariano, Isabela) San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila Chapel (Gamu) Our Lady of the Abandoned Mission Station (Divilacan) St. Joseph the Worker (Maconacon) St. John the Baptist Mission (Dinapigue)
Vicariate of Immaculate Conception	St. Paul the Apostle (San Pablo, Isabela) St. Paul the Apostle (Cabagan) Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Sta. Maria, Isabela) St. Matthias (Tumauini) St. Joseph the Spouse (Delfin Albano) St. Clare of Assisi (Sto. Tomas, Isabela)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Lourdes	Our Lady of Lourdes (San Manuel, Isabela) St. Isidore the Farmer (Aurora, Isabela) Our Lady of La Salette (Roxas) St. Joseph the Worker (Mallig) St. John Bosco (Quezon, Isabela) St. John the Evangelist (Quirino, Isabela) San Lorenzo Ruiz (Burgos, Isabela)
Vicariate of Our Lady of the Pillar	St. Anthony of Padua (Reina Mercedes, Isabela) Our Lady of the Pillar (Cauayan, Isabela) St. Louis the King (Cauayan, Isabela) Our Lady of Atocha (Alicia, Isabela) St. Vincent Ferrer (Angadanan) St. William the Hermit (San Guillermo, Isabela) Our Lady of the Visitation (Luna, Isabela) St. Andrew the Apostle (Cabatuan, Isabela) St. Mary Magdalene (Palanan)
Vicariate of Our Lady of the Rosary	Sto. Niño De Praga (Cordon, Isabela) St. James the Apostle (Santiago, Isabela) St. Matthew (San Mateo, Isabela) San Roque (Ramon, Isabela) St. Joseph the Worker (Echague) San Isidro de Labrador (San Isidro, Isabela) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Jones, Isabela) St. Francis de Assisi (Santiago, Isabela) St. Augustine (San Agustin, Isabela)