Patricio A. Buzon | |
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Bishop of Bacolod | |
Province | Negros Occidental |
Diocese | Diocese of Bacolod |
See | Bacolod |
Installed | 9 August 2016 |
Predecessor | Vicente Navarra |
Orders | |
Ordination | 8 December 1976 |
Consecration | 19 February 2003 |
Personal details | |
Born | Patricio Abella Buzon 14 March 1950 |
Nationality | Filipino |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Bacolod |
Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
Motto | Adveniat Regnum Tuum (Latin: "Thy Kingdom Come") |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Patricio Buzon | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Patricio Abella Buzon (born 14 March 1950) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the current Bishop of Bacolod in Negros Occidental. His previous appointment was as the Bishop of Kabankalan. [1]
Buzon was born in Cebu City, Cebu on 14 March 1950. He attended Don Bosco Academy in San Fernando, Pampanga for his secondary school education, and the Don Bosco College Seminary in Canlubang, Pampanga, where he earned a college degree in Industrial Education, majoring in Electricity. [2] He completed his Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the University of Santo Tomas. [3]
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