Nestor Celestial Cariño

Nestor Celestial Cariño (September 8, 1938 – May 24, 2025) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi from 2005 to 2007.

Biography Cariño was born in Malinao, Albay on September 8, 1938. He was ordained a priest in 1961 and became auxiliary bishop of Legazpi in 1978. In 1980, he was appointed bishop of Borongan, serving until 1986 when he became secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. In 2001, Cariño was deployed to serve in Pasig. He was then appointed auxiliary bishop of Daet in 2003 and became bishop of Legazpi in 2005, serving until his retirement in 2007.