Salvador Lazo | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Bishop Salvador Lazo, circa 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Nueva Segovia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| See | San Fernando de La Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | 20 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | 9 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Term ended | 28 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Victorino Ligot | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Antonio Tobias | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 22 March 1947 by Mariano Madriaga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 3 February 1970 by Carmine Rocco, Juan Sison andTeodulfo Domingo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Salvador Lazo Lazo 1 May 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 2000 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Buried | Church of Our Lady of Victories,Quezon City,Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Fortunato Lazo(Father) Emiliana Lazo(Mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Servire (To serve) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Salvador Lazo y Lazo (May 1, 1918 – April 11, 2000) was aFilipinoprelate of theRoman Catholic Church. ATraditionalist Catholic, he served asBishop of San Fernando de La Union from 1981 to 1993, later on his life he joined theSociety of Saint Pius X.[1]
One of seven children, Lazo was born in Faire (present-daySanto Niño),Cagayan, to Fortunato and Emiliana Lazo. His father was the localJustice of the Peace. Following his mother's death during childbirth in 1926, his aunt helped raise the family. Lazo graduated from Santo Nino Central School in 1933, and then attendedCagayan National High School andChrist the King Seminary, run by theDivine Word Missionaries. During theJapanese occupation ofWorld War II, he and his fellownovices were forced to continue their studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary inVigan City. His brother, also aseminarian, was killed during this time.
Leaving the Divine Word Missionaries to serve theDiocese of Tuguegarao, Lazo wasordained to thepriesthood by ArchbishopMariano Madriaga on March 22, 1947. He then served as anassistant priest at St. Peter'sCathedral in Vigan, and later at San Joseparish inBaggao. He also founded San Jose Academy. In 1950, Lazo was namedprefect of discipline at the newly created San JacintoMinor Seminary, of which he later becamerector in 1951.
He becameparish priest ofLal-Lo in 1967 and, due to the large number of students, founded theLyceum of Lal-Lo in 1968.
On December 1, 1969, Lazo was appointedAuxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao andTitular Bishop of Selia byPope Paul VI. He received hisepiscopal consecration on February 3, 1970 from ArchbishopCarmine Rocco, with Archbishops Juan Sison andTeodulfo Domingo serving asco-consecrators. Following the death of Antonio Buenafe, he was named Auxiliary Bishop ofNueva Segovia on August 3, 1977.
On January 20, 1981, Lazo was appointed the secondBishop of San Fernando de La Union byPope John Paul II; he was formallyinstalled as Bishop on the following March 9. During his tenure, Lazo oversaw the construction of a seminary,chancery, episcopal residence, twoconvents, and St. Joseph Pastoral Center. The1990 Luzon earthquake greatly damaged severalchurches,schools, andrectories in the Diocese.
Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Lazo resigned his post as Bishop on May 28, 1993. He then lived with hiscancer-stricken sister inZamboanga City. He then came into contact with theSociety of St. Pius X and began to identify himself as aTraditionalist Catholic, exclusively celebrating theTridentine Mass by 1995. Appeals were made byCardinal Jaime Sin andArchbishop Diosdado Talamayan for Lazo to discontinue his association with the SSPX, but he refused.
In 1998, he made aDeclaration of Faith to John Paul II, saying "obedience must serve faith".
In the same document, Lazo expressed skepticism of the reforms of theSecond Vatican Council, saying "If the Conciliar reforms are according to the will of Jesus Christ, then, I will gladly cooperate in their implementation. But if the Conciliar reforms are planned for the destruction of the Catholic Religion founded by Jesus Christ, then, I refuse to give my cooperation."
In his laterautobiography however, Lazo viewed the post-Conciliar reforms as "Masonic inspired," and "aimed to destroy the Catholic Religion." Lazo also said that, apart from Satan andFreemasonry, he identified "TalmudicJudaism" as one of the"three enemies of the Catholic Church".
Lazo later died at age 81. Hisfuneral Mass was celebrated byBishop Bernard Fellay, and he was buried at the Church of Our Lady of Victories inQuezon City.
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