Father Reginald ‘Regie’ Malicdem, the Manila archbishop’s new right-hand man, is one of the rising leaders in the Catholic Church.
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula appointed Father Reginald “Regie” Malicdem, longtime private secretary to Manila archbishops, as vicar general of the Archdiocese of Manila starting February 15., which guides the governance of the global Catholic Church, gives the vicar general “executive power over the whole diocese,” except for acts reserved to the bishop.
In a circular dated Thursday, February 9, Advincula also named Malicdem the vice moderator curiae of the Archdiocese of Manila. In this capacity, Malicdem is set to assist the moderator curiae in handling the archdiocese’s administrative affairs. Advincula is retaining Monsignor Jose Clemente Ignacio, an old hand, as the Archdiocese of Manila’s other vicar general as well as moderator curiae. He has been vicar general since 2015.
Typically, a Catholic bishop appoints only one vicar general, but the Code of Canon Law states that more than one can be appointed if the size of the diocese, the number of its inhabitants, or other reasons require it. Born in Mandaluyong on March 9, 1978, Malicdem started as private secretary to then-Manila archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales in 2005, after he was ordained priest also by Rosales in 2004.
In recent decades, the most prominent private secretary to a Manila archbishop was Socrates Villegas, who assisted the late Jaime Cardinal Sin and later rose to become bishop and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines., or caretaker, of the Manila Cathedral, considered “the Mother Church of the Philippines.
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