Pedro Bantigue y Natividad explained

Pedro Bantigue
Bishop of San Pablo
See:San Pablo
Term:January 26, 1967 - July 12, 1995
Predecessor:Position created
Successor:Francisco San Diego
Previous Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (1961–1967)
Ordination:May 31, 1945
Consecrated By:Rufino J. Santos, D.D.
Birth Date:31 January 1920
Birth Place:Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippine Islands
Death Place:San Pablo, Philippines
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Pedro Natividad Bantigue.svg

Pedro Bantigue y Natividad, (January 31, 1920  - November 20, 2012) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is notably the first bishop in the Philippines to come from Hagonoy, as well as the Province of Bulacan.

Biography

Bantigue was born in Hagonoy, and was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Manila on May 31, 1945. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila on May 29, 1961, as well as titular bishop of Catula, receiving his episcopal ordination on July 25, 1961. On January 25, 1967, he was appointed the very first bishop of the Diocese of San Pablo and would remain in office until his retirement on July 12, 1995.

Bantigue died on November 20, 2012, at the age of 92.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Most Rev. Pedro N. Bantigue, D.D. - dioceseofsanpablo . 2012-12-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201044919/http://www.dioceseofsanpablo.com/most-rev-pedro-n-bantigue-dd.html . 2012-12-01 .