Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (born August 5, 1947, in Basud, Camarines Norte)[1] is the current bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Virac.
Manolo de los Santos | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Virac | |
| Diocese | Virac |
| Appointed | 12 August 1994 |
| Installed | 12 September 1994 |
| Retired | 29 February 2024 |
| Predecessor | José C. Sorra |
| Successor | Luisito Occiano, D.D. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 May 1974 |
| Consecration | 12 September 1994 by José Tomás Sánchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1947 Basud, Camarines Norte |
| Residence | 4800 Bishop's Residence, Fiat Village, Cavinitan, Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines. |
| Motto | In Nomine Domini |
| Coat of arms |  |
Priesthood
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He was ordained to the priesthood on May 7, 1974, as a priest of the Archdiocese of Caceres. On August 12, 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Diocese of Virac.[2] The prefect of the Congregation for the clergy, Cardinal Jose Tomas Sanchez, consecrated him on September 12, 1994, as the bishop. His principal co-consecrators were the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Gian Vincenzo Moreni, and the Archbishop of Caceres, Leonard Zamora Legaspi.
References
edit- ↑ "Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ↑ Dalanon, Rowena. "MOST REV. MANOLO ALARCON DE LOS SANTOS, D.D." www.cbcponline.net. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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