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The facade of the St. Joseph Parish in Gagalangin, Tondo, on June 6, 2024. Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News

The facade of the St. Joseph Parish in Gagalangin, Tondo, on June 6, 2024

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St. Joseph Parish

Sherrie Ann Torres

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1717668646280060624_St Joseph.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The facade of the St. Joseph Parish in Gagalangin, Tondo, on June 6, 2024. Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News"/>The facade of the St. Joseph Parish in Gagalangin, Tondo, on June 6, 2024. Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila has suspended the parochial administrator of St. Joseph Parish in Gagalangin, Tondo, and banned him from administering sacraments.Fr. Alfonso B. Valeza was relieved from his position and barred from his priestly duties because of his &quot;persistent defiance to the Archbishop of Manila despite orders and warnings,&quot; the Archbishop of Manila said in a statement dated Wednesday. It did not further detail the circumstances behind Valeza&#x27;s suspension but it was made after he was reportedly involved in an altercation with Novaliches Bishop Antonio Tobias inside a Tondo parish.Fr. Isidro Marinay, the chancellor of the Archdiocese of Manila, signed the statement.&quot;Effective 3 July 2024, Rev Fr Alfonso B Valeza is relieved from his duties as Parochial Administrator of the said parish. From then on, any act he does in relation to the position is illicit,&quot; the statement said.&quot;He is therefore prohibited from administering the sacraments. Any sacrament he administers is illicit. We exhort the lay faithful of St. Joseph Parish to abide by this decision and cooperate with the parish administration team,&quot; it added.The order included the Archbishop of Manila taking over the parish administration.ABS-CBN News visited St. Joseph Parish on Thursday to seek Fr. Valeza&#x27;s comments on the archdiocese&#x27;s decision, but he declined to give any interviews at this time, according to a church employee.The employee indicated that a statement will be issued as soon as it becomes available.In a phone interview, Reverend Monsignor Reginald Malicdem, vice general of the Archdiocese of Manila, downplayed the reported altercation between Valeza and Tobias.&quot;&#x27;Yung sinasabing sinakal, interpretation ng mga taong nandoon. Wala namang dahilan para sakalin ni Bishop si Father Al. Bishop Tobias ay nandoon, ine-encourage si Father Al na sundin &#x27;yung decision ni Cardinal Advincula na he is relieved of his parish,&quot; Malicdem said. The accusations of corruption revealed by Valeza are currently under investigation, according to Malicdem.&quot;Naa-appreciate ni Cardinal kung ano man &#x27;yung ine-expose niya, &#x27;yung mga sinasabi niya. Sina-substantiate sa kaniya ni Cardinal &#x27;yun, kung may mga evidence siya, at binigay lahat ng mga dokumento … Binigay sa committee ni Bishop Tobias para ma-investigate,&quot; he explained.He further explained that Father Valeza was removed from the parish due to allegations of causing division among the parishioners.&quot;Yung decision na alisin siya sa parish ay nanggaling sa nangyayari sa parokya. Nagkakaroon kasi ng obvious na heightened division at conflict yung mga tao,&quot; he said. -- with a report from Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News<div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>

It did not further detail the circumstances behind Valeza's suspension but it was made after he was reportedly involved in an altercation with Novaliches Bishop Antonio Tobias inside a Tondo parish.

It did not further detail the circumstances behind Valeza's suspension but it was made after he was reportedly involved in an altercation with Novaliches Bishop Antonio Tobias inside a Tondo parish.

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Tondo priest suspended, banned from administering sacraments due to 'persistent defiance'

Sherrie Ann Torres,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 06, 2024 12:57 PM PHT

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Updated June 06, 2024 08:53 PM PHT

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