Jesus Varela

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Jesus Yu Varela (December 18, 1927 – February 23, 2018) was a

He was born on December 18, 1927, in Bacolod, the son of Vicente Varela, a judge from Bago within the same province of Negros Occidental. He is a direct descendant of Gregorio Varela, a Spaniard who was one of Bago's founding fathers, and through Gregorio's wife Josefa Araneta he is a member of the Araneta family.

Varela attended the Colegio Del Sagrado Corazon in

His family is also involved in government, his nephew the late Francis Varela[1] served as Undersecretary for Finance of the Department of Education (Philippines), and his cousin the late Jose Varela served as Congressman-at-large for Negros Occidental.

In addition to his service as a bishop, Varela was involved in broadcasting. In 1972, he served as the Vice President of UNDA, a Catholic radio and television organization, and in 1974 he became its president. He was also President of the Philippine Federation of Catholic Broadcasters, and used this position to criticize President Ferdinand Marcos, at a time when all media were censored or under the direct control of the government.

He also served as Chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life, of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, and was a member of its permanent council (to which all Filipino Roman Catholic bishops belong).

Ministry

• 1956–1958 - Chaplain, Agriculture College, Pili, Camarines Sur
• 1956–1957 - Curate, Pili, Camarines Sur
• 1957–1958 - Archdiocesan Vice Chancellor, Caceres
• 1961–1963 - CATWELO/CBCP Asst. Secretary General, Manila
• 1963–1965 - Archdiocesan Chancellor, Caceres
• 1967–1975 - Cursillos de Cristiandad/Archdiocesan Director, Caceres
• 1967–1971 - Auxiliary Bishop, Zamboanga
• 1968–1972 - Member, CBCP Administrative Council
• 1971–1981 - Diocesan Bishop, Ozamiz
• 1972
• Vice President, UNDA Philippines
• President, Philippine Federation of Catholic Broadcasters
• 1974– President, UNDA Philippines
• 1980–1994 - Diocesan Bishop, Sorsogon
• 1982– ?
• Chairman, Episcopal Commission on Family and Life
• Member, CBCP Permanent Council

References

Sources

• http://www.cbcponline.org/bishops/bishops/varela.html
• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvarela.html ^{[self-published]}
• http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/sorsogon.html
• http://www.igreens.org.uk/catholic_bishops_support_gmos.htm
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