Background
Palma was born in Dingle, Iloilo in the Archdiocese of Jaro.
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Education
He studied philosophy at Saint Vincent Ferrer Seminary and theological studies at the Saint Joseph Regional Seminary.
Career
He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops" Conference of the Philippines from 2011-2013. He received his licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas in Manila, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Jaro on 21 August 1976. Palma earned a doctorate from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas, Angelicum in Rome in 1987 with a dissertation entitled Death as an act: a dialogue in eschatology with contemporary theologians.
After a year as assistant priest at the Jaro Cathedral, he taught at his alma mater, Saint Vincent Ferrer Seminary.
After his studies in Rome, he became rector of the Seminary until he was appointed rector of the Major seminary of the Metropolitan Province of Jaro-the Saint Joseph Regional Seminary, in 1988. Meanwhile, he also held various positions in several diocesan commissions.
In 1997 he was made parish priest of the Parish of Street Anthony of Padua in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo (Archdiocese of Jaro). On 28 November 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Vazari Diddi and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu.
He was consecrated on 13 January 1998.
Exactly a year later, he was made Bishop-Ordinary of the See of Calbayog. On 15 October 2010 he was appointed, replacing Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, who had been archbishop for 29 years. He was installed on 13 January 2011 at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral.
He served as Vice-President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines from 1 December 2009 until 11 July 2011 on which he was elected President.
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