Alberto Uy

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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 57)
Nationality Filipino
Denomination Roman Catholic
Education
Motto
  • Omnia Facio Propter Evangelium
  • (I do everything for the sake of the Gospel) [2]
Coat of arms Coat of Arms of Alberto Uy.svg
Styles of
Alberto Uy
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

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.

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]

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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.


Preceded by Bishop of Tagbilaran
2017-present
Incumbent