Alfredo Obviar
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Alfredo María Obviar y Aranda (29 August 1889 – 1 October 1978) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant Jesus. He was Bishop of Lucena until his death. His beatification process was opened in 2001 and Obviar was declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2018.[1]
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Alfredo Obviar | |
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Titular Bishop of Linoë Bishop Emeritus of Lucena | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Metropolis | Lucena |
Diocese | Diocese of Lucena |
See | Lucena |
Appointed | 4 November 1950 |
In office | 15 March 1951 until 25 September 1976 |
Predecessor | Position established |
Successor | Jose Tomas Sanchez |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 March 1919 by Alfredo Versoza |
Consecration | 29 June 1944 by Guglielmo Piani |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfredo María Obviar y Aranda (1889-08-29)29 August 1889 |
Died | 1 October 1978(1978-10-01) (aged 89) Lucena, Quezon, Philippines |
Buried | Missionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant Jesus Compound, Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Previous post(s) | Parish priest of Immaculate Conception Parish (Malvar, Batangas) and Cathedral Parish of St. Sebastian (Lipa City) Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa |
Motto | Faciem tuam, Domine, requiram ('Your Face, O Lord, I seek', Psalm 27:8) |
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Styles of Alfredo Obviar | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | Venerable |
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