Angel Lagdameo Cleric
Angel N. Lagdameo,(Latin: Angelus Lagdameo, D.D. Born August 2, 1940) became the Archbishop of Jaro in Iloilo in 2000.Lagdameo was born in August 2, 1940 in Lucban, Quezon. A graduate of San Jose Seminary, Ateneo de Manila University, he was ordained priest on December 19, 1964 by Bishop Alfredo Ma. Obviar. He served in various capacities in Mount Carmel Seminary and St. Alphonsus School of Theology for fifteen years.In 1978 he served as Protonotary of the First Diocesan Synod of Lucena convoked by Bishop Jose T. Sanchez. On August 12, 1980 he was ordained bishop becoming an Auxiliary to Cardinal Julio Rosales. In 1986 he was Secretary General of the Fourth Diocesan Synod of Cebu convoked by Cardinal Ricardo Vidal. In the same year he became Coadjutor Bishop of Dumaguete, succeeding Bishop Epifanio B. Surban on August 2, 1989. As Bishop of Dumaguete he convoked its First Diocesan Synod in 1992 a year after the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines.From 1994 to 1998, he was Chairman of the Office of Laity of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. During his term he gave conferences and participated in conventions of the Catholic laity in various countries of Asia. From 1990 to January 2000 he served as Chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission for the Laity and Chairman of the National Committee for the Great Jubilee Year 2000.As of 2014 he was concurrently the Global Spiritual Director of Bukas Loob sa Diyos, National Spiritual Director of the Mother Butler Guild and the World Apostolate of Fatima.On March 11, 2000 the Bishop of Dumaguete was appointed by John Paul II'>Pope John Paul II as the twelfth prelate and fifth Archbishop of Jaro. He was installed in the Cathedral of Jaro on May 9, 2000.In 2004 Blessed Hannibal di Francia, founder of the Rogationist Congregation, was approved for canonization on account of a miracle he performed on a child from Jaro who was suffering from severe meningitis. The Archbishop presided at the investigation, which lasted for three years.From December 1, 2005 to December 1, 2009 he served as President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), a maximum of two terms.On February 14, 2011 he had the Ad Limina Visit to Pope Benedict XVI, wherein he updated the Pope regarding the situation in the Archdiocese of Jaro. Specifically, he pointed out the implementation phase of the 3rd Diocesan Synod of Jaro.During the preparation for the Canonization of St.Pedro Calungsod, he was the Presider during the second day of the Triduum Mass in Rome on October 19, 2012.He participated in the Light of Peace Prayer Event in the University of the Philippines Campus in Miag-ao, Iloilo in May 24, 2013. The event was organized by the Middle Way Meditation Institute and was included in the Guinness Book of World Record for flying 15,185 sky lanterns, each with a message “World Peace through Inner Peace.”
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