Bishop Leopoldo Tumulak of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines died on Saturday afternoon. He was 72, according to a report posted on the website of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

Tumulak, who led the diocese since 2005, passed away at around 1:26 p.m. at the Cardinal Santos Hospital in San Juan City where he was rushed Friday night, according to the report.

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