Leonardo Z. Legaspi | |
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| Archbishop of Caceres | |
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| Province | Camarines Sur |
| See | Caceres |
| Installed | January 18, 1984 |
| Term ended | November 14, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Teopisto Valderrama Alberto |
| Successor | Rolando Joven Tria Tirona |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Manila |
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| Ordination | December 17, 1960 |
| Consecration | August 8, 1977 by Bruno Torpigliani |
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| Born | (1935-11-25)25 November 1935 |
| Died | 8 August 2014(2014-08-08) (aged 78) Manila,Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong University of Santo Tomas |
| Motto | Illuminare Omnes (lit. 'A Light to All') |
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| Styles of Leonardo Z. Legaspi, OP | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Leonardo Zamora Legaspi,OP (25 November 1935 – 8 August 2014) was theArchbishop of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (1988–1991). He was appointed the first FilipinoRector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas in 1970.
On 8 September 2012,Pope Benedict XVI accepted his retirement as Metropolitan Archbishop of Caceres, and named BishopRolando Joven Tria Tirona,OCD, as Archbishop-elect. Archbishop Tirona, who until then had been the Bishop-Prelate of theRoman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta in thePhilippines, immediately succeeded to the see upon the acceptance of his appointment and was formally installed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Caceres on 14 November 2012.[1]
Legaspi was born in Meycauayan, Bulacan on 25 November 1935. After his high School education at St. Mary's Academy in Meycauayan, he went to theUniversity of Hong Kong where he obtained anA.B. degree inPhilosophy in 1955.[citation needed]
In 1960, he joined theDominican Order, and in the following year he received aLicentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from theUniversity of Santo Tomas in 1962, and subsequently aS.T.D. degree the same year. After receiving hisB.S. degree inEducational Management at theHarvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1971, he again studied at the University of Santo Tomas and earned hisPh.D. degree in 1975.[2]
In 1968, he served as the first Filipino Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas's Central Seminary, and in 1970, he was appointed the first FilipinoRector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas. On 30 June 1977, he was designated as Titular Bishop of Elefantaria in Mauritania and Auxiliary Bishop of Manila.
Later, he was installed in Solemn Ceremonies as the 33rd Bishop and 3rdArchbishop of theCaceres at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Naga City, on 18 January 1984. In 1987, he openly gave sermons that denounced the violence committed by members of theNew People's Army, the armed wing of theCommunist Party of the Philippines, and was assigned bodyguards in late December after receiving death threats.[3] He served as the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) from 1988 to 1991 and President of the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines in 1991.[4]
On his 37th episcopal anniversary and Feast ofSaint Dominic, 8 August 2014, Legaspi died at age 78 on 5:00 a.m. at theUniversity of Santo Tomas Hospital of lung cancer.[5][6]
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| Preceded by Teopisto Valderrama Alberto | Archbishop of Caceres 1984 to 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | CBCP President 1987–1991 | Succeeded by Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos |
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| Preceded by Fr. Jesús Diaz, OP | Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas 1971–1977 | Succeeded by Fr. Frederik Fermin, OP |
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