Crisostomo Yalung

Born in Angeles, Pampanga on December 3, 1953, Yalung studied philosophy and theology at San Carlos Seminary. He holds a licentiate in Sacred Scriptures from the Pontifical Biblical Institute and a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He would also attend the Fu Jen Catholic University where he learned to the Chinese language. ==Career==

Yalung was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of San Fernando on June 23, 1979. His tenure as bishop was marked by the major renovation of the Cathedral of Antipolo, under the rectorship of Rev. Fr. Enrico Salazar, the inauguration of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Seminary, and the preparation of the diocese for the upcoming establishment of the neighboring Diocese of Pasig. Around more than 10 parishes (and quasi-parishes) were established during his episcopacy. Yalung's term was interrupted when a scandal broke out. He was discovered to have fathered a child. The incident prompted him to resign on October 19, 2002. His resignation was accepted on December 5, 2002. ==Post-resignation==

After his resignation, the Vatican named Jesse Mercado, former Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (now Bishop of Parañaque), to become the diocese's erstwhile apostolic administrator pending the appointment of a new bishop, which came on December 7, 2002, with Kalibo Bishop Gabriel V. Reyes' designation as the third Bishop of Antipolo. Yalung would work as a Social Worker in the United States, where he fled following the scandal. He had a second daughter with his lover Cristine Rances, who announced that Yalung would leave the clergy to attend to their children. ==References ==