April 4, 2019

To: BLD Catholic Charismatic Covenant Community
(Global Communities)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I am pleased to announce to the Bukas Loob sa Diyos Community that the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has approved the appointment of Bishop Reynaldo G. Evangelista as Assistant Community Spiritual Director who will be assisting me and eventually succeed me as Community Spiritual Director of the BLD Global Community.

Bishop Rey is the present Bishop of the Diocese of Imus. He was installed as the fifth Bishop of Imus on June 5, 2013 by Pope Francis, succeeding Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, now Cardinal and Archbishop of Manila. He was ordained a priest on June 19, 1986 and appointed Bishop of Boac, Marinduque on December 11, 2004. He is currently the President of Commission on Vocations and member of the Permanent Council of the CBCP, the National Spiritual Director of Mother Butlers Guild, and Vice-Chairman of Pondo ng Pinoy Foundation. Bishop Rey was my student at the St. Alphonsus School of Theology in Lucena City where he took up his theology.

I thank the Lord that he has accepted the assignment. Let us all welcome Bishop Rey to the BLD Community. May the Lord bless him immensely in his new task as BLD spiritual director.

Yours in Christ,

+ ANGELN. LAGDAMEO
Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro
& BLD Community Spiritual Director