Ryan Pagente Jimenez was born on December 18,1971 and is a Filipino-born prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the current Metropolitan Archbishop of Agana.
14 Facts About Ryan Jimenez
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Ryan Jimenez was born in Dumaguete, Philippines, on December 18,1971, one of four children born to Rogelio and Lilia Jimenez.
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Ryan Jimenez grew up on the neighbourhood island of Siquijor, attending Larena Elementary School there from 1978 to 1984, and then studying at Saint Joseph Seminary in Negros Oriental for four years.
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Ryan Jimenez entered the San Jose Major Seminary on the campus of Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, and earned his bachelor's degree in 1992.
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Ryan Jimenez then fulfilled his first assignment in the Northern Marianas, teaching from 1995 to 1997 at Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja, a small Catholic school on the island of Rota.
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Ryan Jimenez completed his studies in preparation for ordination at Saint Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, earning by 2003 a bachelor's in sacred theology and master's degrees in divinity and in theology.
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On June 8,2003, Jimenez was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa by Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral.
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Ryan Jimenez next served at Kristo Rai Church in Garapan village on the island of Saipan from 2003 to 2007.
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Ryan Jimenez was editor of the weekly diocesan newspaper, and Superintendent of Catholic schools.
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Ryan Jimenez was apostolic administrator of the diocese from December 28,2010 to June 24,2016.
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Ryan Jimenez trained for and ran several marathons while bishop, beginning with the Honolulu Marathon in 2016, then New York in 2017, Bordeaux in 2019, and Chicago in 2021.
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Ryan Jimenez continued to further his education through Fordham University's Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, which provides electronic outreach to hard-to-reach communities.
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Ryan Jimenez said he needed to learn about accompanying diverse communities, both the LGBT community and the migrants from diverse traditions who feel unwelcome in unfamiliar institutions.
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Ryan Jimenez was installed on August 15,2024, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica in Hagatna.