Bishop of Virac
Luisito A. Occiano was born on June 21, 1971, and completed his secondary education as well as his studies in Philosophy and Theology at the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary in Naga City. He was ordained a priest on November 10, 1996; following his ordination, he pursued further studies in religious formation and catechesis at Ateneo de Manila University and obtained a Master of Arts degree from Ateneo de Naga University in Naga City. He has held the following positions: Parochial Vicar at St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral in Naga City (1996); Deputy Secretary of the Jubilee Executive Committee (1999); Secretary to the Archbishop; Member of the Commission on Social Communications (2002); Director of the Catechetical Ministry and Parochial Vicar at St. Francis of Assisi, Naga City (2003); Vice-Rector of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Naga City, and Director of the Commission on Social Communications (2004); Chairperson of the Tricentennial Celebration and the Media Committee (2008); Member of the Catechetical Ministry Council (2011); Parish Priest of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, Baao (2015–2021); and Vicar Forane of St. John the Baptist. Since 2021, he has served as Rector and Parish Priest of the Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Joseph and as a professor at the Holy Rosary Seminary in Naga City.