Manolo de los Santos

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The Most Reverend

Manolo de los Santos

D.D.
Bishop Emeritus of Virac
Diocese Virac
Appointed12 August 1994
Installed12 September 1994
Retired29 February 2024
PredecessorJosé C. Sorra
Successor Luisito Occiano, D.D.
Orders
Ordination7 May 1974
Consecration12 September 1994 by José Tomás Sánchez
Personal details
Born (1947-08-05) August 5, 1947 (age 78)
Basud, Camarines Norte
NationalityFilipino
Residence4800 Bishop's Residence, Fiat Village, Cavinitan, Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
MottoIn Nomine Domini
Coat of arms Manolo delos Santos Coat of arms.svg

Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (born August 5, 1947, Basud, Camarines Norte) [1] is the current bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Virac.

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Priesthood

Bishop de los Santos (person immediately to the right of the historical marker with a red zucchetto) unveiling the historical marker for the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in Bato, Catanduanes in 2022 Unveiling of the Simbahan ng Bato NHCP historical marker.jpg
Bishop de los Santos (person immediately to the right of the historical marker with a red zucchetto) unveiling the historical marker for the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in Bato, Catanduanes in 2022

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

  1. ↑ "Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ↑ Dalanon, Rowena. "MOST REV. MANOLO ALARCON DE LOS SANTOS, D.D." www.cbcponline.net. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

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