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Danilo Bangayan Ulep

Bishop of Batanes
Bishop
1962
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Ordained
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Consecrated Bishop
Batanes
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Philippines
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The Life

Juan Danilo Bangayan Ulep was born June 24, 1962, in Tuguegarao, Cagayan. He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, where he obtained bachelor's degrees in philosophy, theology, and canon law, and a licentiate in philosophy. His episcopal motto is Fiat voluntas tua.

He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Tuguegarao on April 10, 1987, by Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan. He served as vicar and then administrator of San Vincenzo Ferrer, Solana; pastor of Holy Guardian Angels, Tuao; rector of the San Jacinto minor seminary and director of the commission for vocations and seminaries; pastor of Saint Joseph the Worker, Baggao, and episcopal vicar of Alcala; and from 2011 as pastor and rector of Santo Niño parish and shrine in San Gabriel, Tuguegarao City.

Pope Francis appointed him the fifth Bishop-Prelate of Batanes in May 2017. He was consecrated bishop on July 29, 2017, at Saint Peter's Cathedral by Archbishop Sergio Utleg, and installed as Bishop-Prelate of Batanes on August 8, 2017, the feast of Saint Dominic de Guzman, patron of Basco.

Major Works & Initiatives
CBCP Episcopal Commission on Cultural Heritage of the Church
Chairman of the commission, elected during the 126th Plenary Assembly; still chairman as of March 2026.
Church heritage address, March 2026
Closing Mass address at the 14th Biennial National Conference on Church Heritage Workers, Cagayan de Oro City, March 5, 2026: heritage must connect conservation with faith and mission, not stand as museum pieces.
In His Own Words
The Old Mass, See by See
Batanes2017-08-08 – presentNo act of his own
What he inheritedNo decree, permission, suppression, expansion, or transfer of the Traditional Latin Mass by Ulep in Batanes was found in the searches listed. His public record in the window is church-heritage work, not a liturgical act.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-27.
Reviewed 2026-10-27Confidence: medium
Domus Dei’s Verdict
The Bishop & the Mass of Ages
No governing act of his own found

No decree, permission, suppression, expansion, or transfer of the Traditional Latin Mass by Prelate Ulep in Batanes was found in the searches listed.

His public record in the window is church-heritage work, not a liturgical act; nothing found here is coded as a governing act on the 1962 Missal.

References & Further Reading
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Danilo Ulep — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · 2026Appointment May 2017 (infobox reads May 10, body text May 20); consecration July 29, 2017, by Utleg; installation August 8, 2017; chairman of the CBCP cultural heritage commission.
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Territorial Prelature of Batanes — GCatholic · mail.gcatholic.org · 2026Born June 24, 1962, Tuguegarao; ordained priest April 10, 1987; consecrated July 29, 2017; prelate from May 20, 2017; motto Fiat voluntas tua.
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Bishop says church heritage must inspire faith, hope — LiCAS News Philippines (CBCP News) · philippines.licas.news · 2026March 5, 2026 closing Mass address; chairman of the cultural heritage commission; verified heritage quotation.
Portrait: Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Batanes / Wikimedia Commons
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