Diosdado Talamayan
| The Most Reverend Diosdado A. Talamayan D.D., Ph.D., S.Th.D. | |
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| Archbishop - emeritus of Tuguegarao | |
| See | Tuguegarao |
| In office | January 31, 1986 - June 15, 2011 |
| Successor | Sergio Utleg |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 19, 1932 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Styles of Diosdado A. Talamayan | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan, D.D., Ph.D., S.T.D. (Born October 19, 1932) is the Archbishop-emeritus of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuguegarao in the province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon, Philippines after his retirement on June 15, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI replaced him with Sergio Utleg.
Biography
His sacerdotal ordination was on November 30, 1956 in Manila, the Philippines and his episcopal oridation was on August 28, 1974 at Tuguegarao. He was appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao on October 20, 1983 and was ordained also as the Titular Bishop of Girus on January 12, 1984. He was then appointed as the second Archbishop of Tuguegarao on January 31, 1986 succeeding the Most Rev. Teodulfo S. Domingo, D.D.
Education
He graduated from the Pontifical and Royal University of Sto Tomas in 1953. He received his Diploma in French Language and Civilization at the Institute Catholique in 1960. He then studied at the Pontifical University of Salamanca until 1961. He received his Doctor of Philosophy at the Universidad Central de Madrid in 1962. He received his MA in Teacher Education in 1970 at Columbia University. He also had his Diploma in Thesis Advising from the De La Salle University in 1979.
Ministry
He was an instructor at the San Jacinto Seminary in Alimanao, Peñablanca, Cagayan. He then became the President of Lyceum of Aparri from 1967 to 1968. He became the episcopal vicar of Aparri, Cagayan from 1971 to 1986. Currently at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), he is the chairman for the Commission on Health Care since 1987.
Founder
The Most Rev. Talamayan founded the order of Eucharistic Healers of Mary whose charism was to take care of sick and elderly priests. Fr. Lorenzo Marzo is the first ordained priest. Now it has one deacon, five theology students, two philosophy students and one studying to be a brother.
Carillon Bells
During his 75th birthday on October 19, President Gloria Arroyo inaugurated the carillon, now an added attraction in the region being the first and only bell system in Cagayan Valley. The birthday celebration also marked the end of the Archbishops tenure as pastor of the entire archdiocese, with the dioceses of Ilagan and Bayombong covering the provinces of Isabela, and Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, respectively. The archbishop is known as one of the closest ally in the CBCP.
See also
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| Preceded by Teodulfo Sabugai Domingo September 21, 1974–January 30, 1986 |
Archbishop of Tuguegarao January 31, 1986- June 15, 2011 |
Succeeded by Sergio Utleg |
| Preceded by Paciano Basilio Aniceto April 7, 1979–October 19, 1983 |
Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao October 20, 1983–January 31, 1986 |
Succeeded by Ricardo Lingan Baccay February 23, 2007–present |
References
- Diosdado A. Talamayan CBCP
- Catholic Hierarchy Diosdado A. Talamayan
- Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
- PGMA greets her archbishop ally and friend on his 75th birthday
- Tuguegarao has carillon as attraction for region