Alberto Uy

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Alberto S. Uy
Bishop of Tagbilaran
Province Tagbilaran
Appointed13 October 2016
Installed5 January 2017
Predecessor Leonardo Y. Medroso
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination14 April 1993
Consecration5 January 2017
by  Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
Personal details
Born
Alberto Sy Uy

(1966-10-18) 18 October 1966 (age 58)
Ubay, Bohol, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Denomination Roman Catholic
Education
Motto
  • Omnia Facio Propter Evangelium
  • (I do everything for the sake of the Gospel) [2]
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Alberto "Abet" S. Uy, (born October 18, 1966), is a Filipino Roman Catholic clergyman who is currently the Bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in the Philippines.

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Episcopacy

Pope Francis appointed Uy as bishop on October 13, 2016. [1] [3] Uy was consecrated as bishop at the Blessed Trinity Cathedral in Talibon, Bohol, seat of the Diocese of Talibon on January 5, 2017, and was installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran on January 6, 2017 at Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Tagbilaran City. He succeeded retired bishop Leonardo Y. Medroso. [4]

In May, 2024, Uy, in an open letter, praised Bohol Representatives Edgar Chatto, Ma. Vanessa C. Aumentado and Alexie Tutor for their “courageous stance” in voting negative versus the divorce bill. [5] In December, Uy exhorted his parishioners regarding the current state of infrastructure corruption. He voiced his strong opposition to the planned construction of the Cebu–Bohol Bridge based on environmental protection concerns and possible damage to the Danajon Bank. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Uy". UCA News. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "1 Corinthians - Latin English Study Bible". SacredBible.org. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Alberto Uy". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pope appoints new bishop for Tagbilaran". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Esmaquel, Paterno (May 24, 2024). "'Moral victory': Bohol bishop writes to lawmakers who voted vs divorce". Rappler . Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ Sitchon, John (December 7, 2024). "Why Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy opposes the Cebu-Bohol bridge project". Rappler . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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