Gerardo Saco Jr.
Filipino Catholic prelate (born 1965)
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Gerardo Fortich Saco Jr. (born October 16, 1965) is a Filipino Catholic prelate, who was appointed bishop-elect of Tagbilaran in Bohol, Philippines, in 2026.
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| Bishop-elect of Tagbilaran | |||||||
| Church | Catholic | ||||||
| Diocese | Tagbilaran | ||||||
| Appointed | March 25, 2026 | ||||||
| Installed | TBD | ||||||
| Predecessor | Alberto S. Uy | ||||||
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| Ordination | April 26, 1993 | ||||||
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| Born | Gerardo Fortich Saco Jr. October 16, 1965 Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines | ||||||
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Early life and education
Gerardo Fortich Saco Jr. was born on October 16, 1965, in Tagbilaran.[1] He studied philosophy at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Tagbilaran, and theology at San Carlos Seminary in Cebu City.[2]
Ministry
Priesthood
Saco was ordained to the priesthood on April 26, 1993.[1] Following his ordination, he became parish priest of Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Church in Calape until 1997, where he was transferred to Santa Monica Parish in Alburquerque.[3] For a brief two-year period from 2001 to 2003, he was a missionary priest in Libya, and a visiting priest at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Centerport, New York from 2003 to 2005.[1] He also became parish priest of Dauis Church from 2009 to 2015 Maribojoc from 2015 to 2021 and Most Holy Trinity Parish-Manga from 2021 to 2025. In 2023, he was appointed vicar general of the diocese.[1]
On October 4, 2025, he was elected diocesan administrator following the departure of Alberto S. Uy, its seventh bishop, for the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu.[4][5]
Episcopate
Pope Leo XIV appointed Saco as the eighth Bishop of Tagbilaran on March 25, 2026, the Feast of the Annunciation.[2][3]
