FATHER Elmer Dizon of the Archdiocese of San Fernando was elected as the new president of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP).
CBCP News, the official online platform of the Council of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippine (CBCP), said that Fr. Dizon, 59, was elected during this year’s national convention of the held in Iloilo City from September 25 to 27.
Dizon succeeds Jesuit Fr. Joel Tabora, president of the Ateneo de Davao University, who served for three years as CEAP president.
“I am certain Fr. Elmer will lead us forward well,” Fr. Tabora told CBCP News.
The CBCP News said that Fr. Dizon has been CEAP vice president since 2016 and currently heads the Archdiocese of San Fernando Educational System.
“CEAP is the country’s largest private educational organization with around 1,300 member schools. Among the recent development in Catholic education is the new partnership between the CEAP and the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education. Through the partnership, the leaders of Catholic schools and the bishops could further collaborate on mutual concerns,” CBCP News added.