Teofilo Camomot
Filipino archbishop and Venerable / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Teofilo Bastida Camomot (3 March 1914 – 27 September 1988) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop from the Philippines. Ordained a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Cebu on 14 December 1941, he was eventually appointed an auxiliary bishop on 23 March 1955 and receiving the titular see of Clysma. He became coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro on 10 June 1958, becoming titular archbishop of Marcianopolis. While waiting for then-archbishop James Hayes to retire, Camomot resigned for health reasons on 17 June 1970. He was killed in a vehicular accident in San Fernando on 27 September 1988 at the age of 74.[1][2][3][4] A process was started which may lead to his canonization as a saint.
Teofilo Bastida Camomot | |
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Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro | |
Native name | Teofilo Camomot |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Cagayan de Oro |
See | Cagayan de Oro |
Appointed | 20 June 1970 |
Term ended | 27 September 1988 |
Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro (1955 - 1958) Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1958 - 1988) Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (1958-1970) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 14 December 1941 by Gabriel Reyes |
Consecration | 29 May 1955 as Bishop of Jaro by Julio Rosales |
Rank | Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Teofilo Bastida Camomot (1914-03-03)3 March 1914 |
Died | 27 September 1988(1988-09-27) (aged 74) San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines |
Buried | Valladolid, Carcar, Cebu |
Nationality | Filipino |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Cebu City, Philippines |
Parents | Luis Camomot (father) Angela Bastida (mother) |
Education | Carcar Elementary School |
Motto | Zelo zelatus sum ("With zeal have I been zealous...") |
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