Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Reynaldo Bersabal as the new auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California in the United States. Born in Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental on October 15, 1962, the 61-year old Bersabal is now the fifth Filipino bishop in America. Bishop-elect Bersabal is currently parish priest of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Sacramento since 2022. He was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in 1991 and incardinated into the Diocese of Sacramento in 2004.
As a priest for the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, he served as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Snows parish in El Salvador City; parish administrator at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish; and parish priest at St. Francis Xavier parish.
He also served as assessor of marriage cases for the metropolitan tribunal of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro City; chancellor; and archdiocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the Philippines.
In April 2004, Bersabal was incardinated into the Diocese of Sacramento and had served various posts, including as parochial vicar at St. James parish in Davis from 1999 to2001); parochial vicar at St. Anthony Parish in Sacramento from 2002 to 2003; pastor at St. Paul parish in Sacramento from 2003 to 2008; pastor at St. John the Baptist parish in Folsom from 2008 to 2016; and pastor at St. James Parish in Davis from 2016 to 2022.
