Alejandro D. Aclan

Philippine-born American prelate

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Titular Bishop of Rusicade

Archdiocese	Los Angeles
Appointed	March 5, 2019
Installed	May 16, 2019
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Rusicade
Orders
Ordination	June 5, 1993 by Roger Mahony
Consecration	May 16, 2019 by José Horacio Gómez, Roger Mahony, and Oscar A. Solis
Personal details
Born	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan (1951-02-09) February 9, 1951 (age 73) Pasay, Philippines
Motto	One body, one spirit

Styles of Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan (born February 9, 1951) is a Philippine-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California since 2019.

Biography

Early life

Alejandro Aclan was born on February 9, 1951, in Pasay City in the Philippines,^[1] the third of eight children born to Geronimo and Emerenciana Aclan. His father Geronimo served as a pilot in the Philippine Army Air Corps during World War II and was considered a war hero in the Philippines.^[2]

Before Aclan entered high school, his family moved from Manila to Makati, Philippines. While attending a high school operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco, he began thinking about joining the priesthood. After his graduation, Aclan entered the University of Santo Tomas in Manila to study medicine, but instead graduated in 1971 with a degree in medical technology.^[2] After graduation, Aclan taught at the university for a while, then started working for corporations as a programmer and systems analyst. He eventually reached middle management positions for the San Miguel Corporation and Citibank Philippines.^[2]

In 1982, Aclan and his family immigrated to Covina, California, where he took a position at Union Bank of California. While still working at the bank, he started seriously exploring the idea of become a priest. In 1988, Aclan entered St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California.^[2]

Priesthood

On June 5, 1993, Aclan was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Cardinal Roger Mahony at the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in Los Angeles.^[3]

Between 1993 and 2001, Aclan served as an associate pastor at St. Finbar Parish in Burbank, California, then at St. John of God Parish in Norwalk, California. During these pastoral assignments, Aclan also served as director of vocations in progress for the archdiocese between 1996 and 1999.^[2]

Aclan left St. John in 2001 to become pastor of St. Madeleine Parish in Pomona, California, staying there for the next 11 years.^[3] While at St Madeleine, he also served as treasurer/council of priests from 2006 to 2010 and as regional vocations director for the San Gabriel Valley Pastoral Region from 2010 to 2012.^[4]

In 2014, Archbishop José Horacio Gómez named Aclan as vicar for clergy for the archdiocese. The Vatican in 2017 elevated him to the rank of prelate of honor, with the title of monsignor.^[3]^[2]^[4]

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

Pope Francis appointed Aclan as titular bishop of Rusicade and auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on March 5, 2019.^[4]^[2] On May 16, 2019, Aclan was consecrated as a bishop at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles by Archbishop José Gómez, with Mahony and Auxiliary Bishop Oscar A. Solis serving as co-consecrators.^[1]

As auxiliary bishop, Aclan was appointed episcopal vicar for the San Fernando Pastoral Region on May 16, 2019.^[3] On April 2, 2021, Aclan attended a prayer vigil at Incarnation Church in Glendale, California, to support Asian women across the United States who had been victims of hate crime attacks.^[5]

On August 20, 2022, Aclan suffered a stroke and was hospitalized.^[6] By December, he had returned home to recover, with Auxiliary Bishop Gerald Wilkerson appointed as interim episcopal vicar for San Fernando during Aclan's recovery.^[7]^[8] In July 2023, the archdiocese announced that Auxiliary Bishop Albert Bahhuth would permanently replace Aclan as episcopal vicar as his recovery from the stroke continued.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bishop Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kay, Pablo (March 6, 2019). "Meet LA's newest bishop, a proud Filipino immigrant". Angelus. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Auxiliary Bishops | LA Catholics". lacatholics.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pope Francis Names Msgr. Alejandro Aclan as Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles; Accepts Resignation of Bishop Armando Ochoa from the Diocese of Fresno; Appoints Most Reverend Joseph Brennan as Bishop of". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "Gratitude, solidarity with Asians expressed at vigil amid rise in attacks | Angelus News". 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
^ "L.A. Auxiliary Bishop Aclan hospitalized in stable condition after stroke". National Catholic Reporter. August 23, 2022. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
^ "Bishop Wilkerson named interim vicar for San Fernando Region". 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
^ "Bishop Aclan making 'very positive' progress in stroke recovery". Angelus. 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
^ "Region assignments announced for 4 new LA auxiliary bishops". Angelus. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Angeles Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 2019-Present	Succeeded by -

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

v t e Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Bishop of Two Californias	Francisco García Diego y Moreno
Bishop of Monterey	Joseph Sadoc Alemany
Bishops of Monterey–Los Angeles	Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Francisco Mora y Borrell George Thomas Montgomery Thomas James Conaty John Joseph Cantwell
Bishop of Los Angeles–San Diego	John Joseph Cantwell
Archbishops of Los Angeles	John Joseph Cantwell James Francis Cardinal McIntyre Timothy Cardinal Manning Roger Cardinal Mahony José Horacio Gómez
Auxiliary bishops, current	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Marc Vincent Trudeau Albert Bahhuth Matthew Elshoff Brian Nunes Slawomir Szkredka
Auxiliary bishops, former	Juan Alfredo Arzube Alden John Bell Stephen Blaire Robert Barron Joseph Brennan Thomas John Curry Edward W. Clark Joseph Patrick Dougherty Carl Anthony Fisher William Robert Johnson William Levada Joseph Thomas McGucken Donald William Montrose Manuel Duran Moreno David O'Connell Armando Xavier Ochoa Sylvester Donovan Ryan Alexander Salazar Joseph Martin Sartoris Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda Oscar Azarcon Solis John J. Ward Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Gabino Zavala George Patrick Ziemann
Priests who became bishops	Michael Patrick Driscoll Justin Rigali
Catholicism portal

v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Deanery 13 (Westside) Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Brentwood St. Timothy Catholic Church, Los Angeles Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills St. Ambrose Church, West Hollywood Saint Victor Catholic Church, West Hollywood Deanery 14 (Central LA/Hollywood) Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles Christ the King Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Basil Catholic Church, Wilshire St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 15 (Downtown/South) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Precious Blood Catholic Church St. Cecilia Catholic Church St. Patrick Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Deanery 16 (South LA/Inglewood) St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood St. Odilia Church, Los Angeles Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles Spanish mission La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (Note: This is not a Spanish mission, but rather, a parish church.)
San Fernando Pastoral Region	Deanery 5 (West San Fernando Valley) Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks Our Lady of Grace, Encino Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Northridge Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park St. Bernardine of Siena Church, Woodland Hills St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church, Van Nuys St. Catherine of Siena Church, Reseda St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Encino St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks St. John Eudes Church, Chatsworth St. John the Baptist de la Salle Church, Granada Hills St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka St. Mel, Woodland Hills Deanery 6 (Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Eagle Rock) Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank) Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima Jesus Sacred Heart Syriac Catholic Church, North Hollywood Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Pacoima Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Mission Hills Our Lady of Peace Church, North Hills Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church, San Fernando St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral, North Hollywood St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood St. Didacus Catholic Church, Sylmar St. Elizabeth Church and School, Van Nuys St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, San Fernando St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank St. Francis Xavier Church, Burbank St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Panorama City St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood St Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank Santa Rosa Catholic Church, San Fernando Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale) Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace) All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra) All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente) Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood) Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk) Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada Holy Family Catholic Church, Artesia Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro) American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington Deanery 20 (Long Beach)
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Deanery 1 (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria) La Purisima Mission, Lompoc Mission Santa Inés, Solvang Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara) Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara Deanery 3 (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore, Santa Paula) Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura Deanery 4 (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo) Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Seminaries St. John's Seminary
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges Loyola Marymount University Mount St. Mary's University High schools Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, Harvard Heights Cathedral HS (Boys) Immaculate Heart HS, Los Feliz (Girls) Loyola HS, Harvard Heights (Boys) Marymount HS, Bel Air (Girls) Notre Dame Acad. (Girls) St. Bernard HS, Playa del Rey St. Mary's Acad., Inglewood (Girls) St. Monica Catholic HS, Santa Monica Verbum Dei HS, Watts (Boys) High schools, closed Daniel MS, Los Angeles
San Fernando Pastoral Region	High schools Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills Chaminade HS, West Hills Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge Louisville HS, Woodland Hills Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks Paraclete HS, Lancaster Providence HS, Burbank St. Francis HS, La Cañada Flintridge St. Genevieve HS, Panorama City High schools, closed Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank Holy Family HS, Glendale
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	High schools Ramona Convent Sec., Alhambra St. Lucy's Priory HS, Glendora Bishop Amat Memorial HS, La Puente Damien HS, La Verne Salesian HS, Los Angeles Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary HS, Montebello La Salle College Prep., Pasadena Mayfield Senior, Pasadena St. Monica Acad., Montrose Pomona Catholic HS, Pomona San Gabriel Mission HS, San Gabriel Alverno Heights Acad., Sierra Madre (formerly Alverno HS)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	High schools St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower St. Pius X-St. Matthias Acad., Downey Junipero Serra HS, Gardena St. Joseph High School, Lakewood St. Anthony HS, Long Beach Don Bosco HS, Rosemead Mary Star of the Sea HS, San Pedro St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance Universities and colleges, closed Marymount College, Palos Verdes High schools, closed Queen of Angels Acad., Compton
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges St. John's Seminary, Camarillo Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula High schools Bishop García Diego HS, Santa Barbara La Reina HS, Thousand Oaks St. Bonaventure HS, Ventura St. Joseph HS, Santa Maria Santa Clara HS, Oxnard Villanova Prep., Ojai

Hospitals and cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Our Lady of the Angels
Pastoral Region

Hospitals	Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica
Cemeteries	Crypt Mausoleum of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

San Fernando
Pastoral Region