Alfredo Obviar
Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda (born August 29, 1889 in Lipa City , † October 1, 1978 in Lucena City ) was a Filipino clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Lucena .
Life
Alfredo Obviar studied philosophy and theology and received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Lipa on March 15, 1919 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on March 11, 1944 auxiliary bishop in Lipa and titular bishop of Linoë . The Apostolic Delegate in the Philippines , Archbishop Guglielmo Piani SDB , donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year . Co- consecrators were Pedro Paulo Santos Songco , Bishop of Nueva Caceres , and Cesare Marie Guerrero , Auxiliary Bishop in Manila .
On November 4, 1950, the Pope appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Lucena, which had been established a few months earlier . As a Council Father, he took part in the first session of the Second Vatican Council .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on June 21, 1969 as the first diocesan bishop of Lucena. On September 25, 1976, Pope Paul VI. his age-related retirement.
In 2005 the process of beatification was opened for him . Pope Francis awarded him the heroic degree of virtue on November 7, 2018 .
Web links
- Entry for Bishop Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 13, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Promulgazione di Decreti della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 8, 2018, accessed November 13, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Lucena since 1950 Apostolic Administrator 1969–1976 |
José Sánchez |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Obviar, Alfredo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Obviar y Aranda, Alfredo Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lucena |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lipa City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1978 |
| Place of death | Lucena City |