Alfredo Verzosa
Alfredo Verzosa y Florentín (9 December 1877 - 27 June 1954) was the fourth native Filipino to be elevated as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and the first from Northern Luzon – the first Ilocano. Together with Laura Latorre Mendoza, a widow and catechist, they founded the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart (MCSH), a congregation focusing on the missions of education and administration within the church, especially of Catholic catechesis. His cause for beatification is currently underway, having been declared Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI.
Alfredo Verzosa | |
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| Titular Bishop of Capsa Bishop Emeritus of Lipa | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Lipa |
| Appointed | 6 September 1916 |
| Term ended | 25 February 1951 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Petrelli |
| Successor | Alejandro Olalia |
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| Ordination | 24 December 1904 by Dennis Joseph Dougherty |
| Consecration | 20 January 1917 by Giuseppe Petrelli |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Born | Alfredo Verzosa y Florentín 9 December 1877 |
| Died | 27 June 1954 (aged 76) Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Buried | 30 June 1954, Cathedral of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Alma mater | Immaculate Conception Seminary in Vigan Colegio de san Juan de Letrán University of Sto. Tomás |
| Motto | Disponit Omnia Suaviter (Disposes All Things Gently) |
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