See Chalan Kanoa, Saipan Consecration January 13, 1985 Installed November 8, 1984 Ordination June 14, 1961 | Term ended April 6, 2010 Name Tomas Camacho | |
Born September 18, 1933 (age 91) Chalan Kanoa, Saipan ( 1933-09-18 ) | ||
Livestream for the Memorial Services of Bishop Emeritus Tomas Aguon Camacho
Tomas Aguon Camacho (born September 18, 1933) is the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in the Northern Mariana Islands. He served as bishop from 1984 until his retirement in 2010.
Camacho was born in Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, on September 18, 1933 to Vidal Palacios Camacho and Maria Aguon Camacho. He was ordained a Catholic priest on June 14, 1961, at the age of 27.
Camacho was appointed the first bishop of the newly created Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa on November 8, 1984, by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on January 13, 1985.
Camacho served as Bishop until his retirement on April 6, 2010, at the age of 76. He is now bishop emeritus of the diocese. He was succeeded by Ryan Pagente Jimenez, who was ordained as the new bishop on August 14, 2016.