Alejandro D. Aclan

Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan (born February 9, 1951) is a Filipino American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California from 2019 until his retirement in 2026.

Biography Early life Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan was born on February 9, 1951, in Pasay City in the Philippines, the third of eight children born to Geronimo and Emerenciana Aclan. His father, Geronimo, served as a pilot in the Philippine Army Air Corps during World War II and was considered a war hero in the Philippines. While at St Madeleine, he also served as treasurer/council of priests from 2006 to 2010 and as regional vocations director for the San Gabriel Valley Pastoral Region from 2010 to 2012. On May 16, 2019, Aclan was consecrated as a bishop at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles by Archbishop José Gómez, with Mahony and Auxiliary Bishop Oscar A. Solis serving as co-consecrators.

On August 20, 2022, Aclan suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. By December, he had returned home to recover, with Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Gerald Wilkerson appointed as interim episcopal vicar for San Fernando during Aclan's recovery. In July 2023, the archdiocese announced that Auxiliary Bishop Albert Bahhuth would permanently replace Aclan as episcopal vicar as his recovery from the stroke continued.

On May 22, 2026, Pope Leo XIV accepted Aclan’s resignation.