Arturo M. Bastes Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Arturo Mandin Bastes
Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon
Church:Roman Catholic
Diocese:Diocese of Romblon
Diocese of Sorsogon
Predecessor:Jesus Varela
Successor:Jose Alan Dialogo
Ordination:November 28,1970
Ordained By:Paul VI
Consecration:August 21, 1997
Consecrated By:Ricardo Vidal
Rank:bishop
Birth Name:Arturo Mandin - Bastes
Birth Date:1 April 1944
Birth Place:Loboc, Bohol
Nationality:Filipino
Religion:Roman Catholic
Bishop Name:Arturo Mandin Bastes
Dipstyle:Most Reverend

Arturo Bastes y Mandin (born 1 April 1944 in Loboc, Bohol) is a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop.[1] He was first ordained a priest of Society of the Divine Word (SVD) on November 28, 1970 in Rizal Park.[1] [2] Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Romblon on July 3, 1997. His episcopal ordination was on Aug. 21, 1997 in Cebu City.[1] The pope nominated him Coadjutor Bishop in the Diocese of Sorsogon on July 25, 2002. On April 17, 2003, (Holy Thursday), he succeeded as Bishop of Sorsogon.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Arturo M. Bastes | Bishop of Sorsogon Diocese Arturo M. Bastes | Ucanews . 2017-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116145244/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-bastes/312 . 2017-01-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: Most Rev. Arturo M. Bastes, SVD, D.D. | Diocese of Sorsogon . 2017-01-12 . 2019-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014451/http://www.dioceseofsorsogon.org/bp-bastes/ . dead .