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English: Servant of God Alfredo F. Verzosa (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, He is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church having been declared Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI, His feast day is celebrated every year on 27 June.
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Source Pintakasiph
Author Vigan Cathedral

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Photograph of the Servant of God Alfredo F. Verzosa, circa 1904.