Leonardo Yuzon Medroso
Leonardo Yuzon Medroso (born November 6, 1938 in Ormoc City , Leyte Province , Philippines ) is a Filipino clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Tagbilaran .
Life
Leonardo Yuzon Medroso was ordained a priest for the diocese of Palo on March 30, 1963 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Borongan on February 18, 1986 . The Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines , Archbishop Bruno Torpigliani , donated him episcopal ordination on March 17, 1987; Co- consecrators were the emeritus bishops of Borongan, Godofredo Pedernal Pisig and Nestor Celestial Cariño .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Tagbilaran on October 17, 2006, and was instituted on December 14 of the same year.
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on October 13, 2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Tagbilaran (Filippine) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 13, 2016, accessed October 13, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Nestor Celestial Cariño |
Bishop of Borongan 1986-2006 |
Crispin Barrete Varquez |
Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak |
Bishop of Tagbilaran 2006–2016 |
Alberto Uy |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Yuzon Medroso, Leonardo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Tagbilaran |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ormoc City |