Bishop Leopoldo Tumulak of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines died on Saturday afternoon. As military ordinary, Tumulak served as ecclesiastical pastor of the jurisdiction serving all military and police personnel, their dependents and civilian employees. At the time of his death, Tumulak was also serving as chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care of the CBCP. In January 1987, Tumulak was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and served the post for five years until 1992 when he was named the bishop of Tagbilaran. The Military Ordinariate has around 130 priests, 126 of whom are diocesan clergy, while four are religious.

Source: Manila Times June 17, 2017 08:48 UTC