Carmelo Morelos

Carmelo Dominador F. Morelos
Archbishop of Zamboanga
ProvinceZamboanga
See
Installed1994
Term ended2006
PredecessorFrancisco Raval Cruces
SuccessorRomulo Valles
Previous post(s)Bishop of Butuan
(1967–1994)
Orders
OrdinationApril 3, 1954
ConsecrationJuly 5, 1967
by Archbishop Teopisto Alberto
Personal details
Born
Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos

(1930-12-12)December 12, 1930
DiedSeptember 17, 2016(2016-09-17) (aged 85)
BuriedMetropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Zamboanga City
NationalityFilipino
DenominationCatholic
Motto"Por Cristo, Con El Y En El"
Coat of arms

Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos (December 12, 1930 – September 17, 2016) was a Filipino Catholic archbishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1954,[1] Morelos was appointed as the first Bishop of Butuan in 1967 serving the diocese until 1994 when he transferred to the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. He served as the archdiocese's bishop until his retirement in 2006.[2]

Morelos also served at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines as its president from 1991 to 1995 and was named the chairman of the Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference twice.[2] He was also one of the reported candidates to succeed then retiring Archbishop of Manila Jaime Sin who was then set to vacate his post in August 2003.[3]

He died of age-related illness on September 17, 2016.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga
  2. ^ a b c "Former CBCP head Archbishop Morelos dies at 85". CBCP News. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ Vanzi, Sol Jose (19 June 2003). "NEXT MANILA ARCHBISHOP WILL LIKELY BE 'LESS POLITICAL' - PRELATE". Philippine Headline News Online. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 September 2016.


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