Manila, April 15 -- Pope Francis has named Monsignor Glenn Corsiga as the new bishop of the Diocese of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay province.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website reported that Corsiga's appointment was announced by the Vatican at 12 noon (6 p.m. Manila time) on Monday.

The diocese's top post has been vacant since August 2023 after the transfer of Archbishop Julius Tonel who is now heads the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.

The diocese has been under the care of Monsignor Elizar Cielo as diocesan administrator.

He was born in Dumaguete and studied philosophy at St. Joseph Seminary College in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. He later studied theology at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City.

He wa...