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Bishop Ite Jimenez of Butuan Retires

May 13, 2009 desertfishing Leave a comment Go to comments

Fondly called as Bishop Iti, now he retires at the age of 60 due to some health reasons allowed by the Canon Law.

Bishop Zacharias Jimenez is the auxiliary bishop of Butuan (with Bishop De Dios Pueblos, hi Exodians!) while serving as the leading pastor of the Shrine of Sto. Nino. I have known him personally and attended one of the Lenten retreats he gave to the layleaders. Bishop Jimenez accepted me into the lay liturgical leadership of the parish when I was in Butuan. A longtime seminary formator, Bishop preaches with a clear mind, almost effortlessly offers Lonergan’s main ideas at the pulpit in the simplest terms possible. He always caught my attention everytime he opens his mouth. I can also sense the contemplative attitude in him – gentle, slow to anger, reasonable, nonjudgmental, and Spirit-abiding. As a token of gratitude, I gave him books when I left the Diocese.

Your full pastoral presence will be greatly missed by the people. I wish you a healing, happy retirement Bishop Iti…

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  1. darbs
    May 13, 2009 at 2:49 am | #1
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    hala ka dinha… dfish! NAG-ABOT RA GAJOD ang gamot salingsing mga BOL-ANONG KALIWAT! Nag-abot gani ang isda ug ang luwag…HAHAHA!

    Ang maingon ko lang bay, bispo dili na giod nako kantahon ang Katedral sa imong atubangan shop…. sayop nga kantang napili… nagpasulabi sa pag-ingon – - OPEN OF THE GATE OF THE CHURCH AND LET ME OUT OF HERE…

    Out of here gid eh. hahaha!

  2. DFish
    May 13, 2009 at 2:59 am | #2
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    Mga seminarista na kanhi hilig mag ober da bakod, hubog pa jud – HALA SIBAAAT. Ang kolerang lambay, mao diay’ng wa maluto kay nikinto man sa kolerang kaha…

  3. darbs
    May 13, 2009 at 3:51 am | #3
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    hahahaha! kahinumdom man sad ta. Wala mi over the bakod kay ang seminaryo tuas tumoy sa bukid. BAGTAS giod ka kung moadto sa syudad…

    Ang sem nahimutang ni sya taliwala sa atong igsoong Maguindanaon ug kitaay lang ang tumoy sa ilang simbahan nga may Bulan ug Bitoon. Ang Balik Islam ba lantawa ang DEBATI! matud pang fr. W. sj sa iyang blog about Islam.

    Anyway, kini nga semnry naa nahimutang sa taliwala sa panganod. Wa ka nay masakyan kung magabhian. Ang gilay-on ining sem gikan sa syudad about 10 – 20 kilometers. Kung lakton about an hour.

    Wa man mi problema sa inom bay “koliktibo na sa sya nga kalipayan”. Andam ang atoang infirmary sa mga mokamang sa kahubog. Kinahanglan ang infirmary kay legal natong matagaan ang mga nangahubog nga dili makatambong sa panihapon. Mag-ayong masiplatan sa rector.

    Rules of life nag-ingo: Inom alcoholic sa sem is EXPULSION. ana ang HATOL sa inom. Tama ba? hahaha!

    Apan ang inom naa sa tamang panahon – after the exams …finals ug sem break. Mahimo ni niadtong panahona kay kontrolado na man sa mga Uraki ang liderato sa seminarian governing body – - From president hangtud na sa liturhiya nga mga komitiba.

    Apan wa giod tawon mapakanta sa sulod sa siminaryo ang Rosas Pandan.

    Sus, ambot kung ngano… the rest is history…

    Pero sa tinoud kung wa si Bispong de Hesus, wala unta ta dinhi karon. BASIN SABATICAL NA LANG GIOD SA DAYON, kay wa man tay DAKONG IISTORYA! nga sa tinoud giguardiyahan na sa 36NDAS ug dili na mahimong akoa. hahaha!

  4. DFish
    May 13, 2009 at 3:57 am | #4
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    Imo na pud ang katapusang KATAWA bay darbs kay kamo man mismo ang misulat sa inyong EXODUS…Bahin sa inom – sakto. Ontological necessity pa man gani ni sa mga desert crossers. It’s kind of Eucharistic ain’t it?

  5. darbs
    May 13, 2009 at 4:43 am | #5
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    Gipamulong mo igsoon… gipa Mulong mo… Salamat.

    Kahidumdom diay ko sa adlaw sa dihang nakaplagan nako ang imong blog ug nakaingon ko sa mga kaubanan…

    BAY! WA NA TA NAG-INUSARA!

  6. blurosebluguy
    May 13, 2009 at 5:52 am | #6
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    hahahaha….reminiscing seminary life….i do not speak your language but somehow i could surmise the conversation….
    my best wishes to bp. ite, rest and rest!…maganda sigurong makinig sa mga homily nya….

  7. coolwaterworks
    May 13, 2009 at 12:02 pm | #7
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    Lalim naman ng bisaya nyo kapatid… Nahirapan akong intindihin…

    I am not familiar with Bp. Ite but I do wish healing for him… :)

  8. tata
    May 13, 2009 at 8:29 pm | #8
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    am surprised! I justy learned it from jmm when he came to the house and had lunch with us. anyway, that’s life. I pray for you.

    Pag-ayo ayo sa imong panaw, Bishop Ite. Sus ganahan ra ba jud ko maminaw sa imong mga homilies sa SMT.

    Take care and God bless

  9. totomel
    May 15, 2009 at 2:41 am | #9
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    thanks for dropping by my site.. and yes am a carolinian. ..and wouldnt be surprised if i find my kind here. :) … and dont tell me you were once a seminarian too :) hahaha

  10. DFish
    May 15, 2009 at 2:52 am | #10
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    Welkam bro to D’Charles Borromeo Blogging Club…Regards then to Dr. Galeon my “mistah” if u still hang out at d League’s benches…

  11. DFish
    May 15, 2009 at 3:08 am | #11
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    Tata – salamat sa paghapit ning simple nga tolda sa disyerto…

  12. totomel
    May 15, 2009 at 5:02 am | #12
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    yes bro…Dr. Galeon and his wicked jokes never failed to show our gums and filling our tummies with air.hehehe. very funny professor. His jokes were one of the nicest things that remind me of USC after i went to UP.

    hoops… i think it isnt appropriate to comment like this here. ..anyway, my commiseration with our beloved bishop. hope he’ll be good. :) my prayers for him :)

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