Manuel del Rosario

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Roman Catholic
EducationBaao Elementary School
Provincial Normal School
Holy Rosary Minor Seminary
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas Central Seminary
MottoAnima Mea Pro Ovibus
(My life for my sheep)
Styles of
Manuel P. del Rosario
The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Manuel P. Del Rosario (July 1, 1915 – March 23, 2009) was a Filipino

Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, Del Rosario was the oldest Filipino bishop[1] and one of the oldest Catholic bishops.[2]
He was succeeded by Manuel Sobreviñas, D.D., Bishop-Emeritus of Imus as the oldest Filipino living bishop and oldest to die at the age of 96 in 2020.

Biography

Del Rosario was born in

Baao, Camarines Sur (then a part of Ambos Camarines), Philippines in 1915, and was ordained a priest on March 25, 1939. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Calbayog and appointed Titular bishop of Zerta on May 24, 1955, and was ordained a bishop on July 25, 1955. He succeeded the bishop of Calbayog on July 25, 1958, and was later appointed as bishop of the newly created Diocese of Malolos
on December 11, 1961, and installed on March 11, 1962. He also founded the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Tabe, Guiguinto.

Malolos Cathedral Crypt

In 1963, Del Rosario suffered a stroke while attending the Second Vatican Council in Rome, leaving him paralyzed and using a wheelchair.[1] Del Rosario resigned as bishop of Malolos due to health reasons on December 15, 1977, and was succeeded by Bishop Cirilo Almario.

He died of pneumonia on March 23, 2009.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Johanna Camille Sisante (2009-03-23). "RP's Oldest Bishop Passes Away at 93". GMA News.TV. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  2. ^ Catholic hierarchy
  3. ^ Manuel P Del Rosario

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Catholic Church titles
New diocese Bishop of Malolos
March 11, 1962 – December 15, 1977
Succeeded by
Cirilo R. Almario, Jr.