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Pedro Bantigue y Natividad

Pedro Bantigue y Natividad

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bantigue and the second or maternal family name is Natividad.

Pedro Bantigue y Natividad, (January 31, 1920 – November 20, 2012) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is notably the first bishop in the Philippines to come from Hagonoy, as well as the Province of Bulacan.

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Biography

Bantigue was born in Hagonoy, and was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Manila on May 31, 1945. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila on May 29, 1961, as well as titular bishop of Catula, receiving his episcopal ordination on July 25, 1961. On January 25, 1967, he was appointed the very first bishop of the Diocese of San Pablo and would remain in office until his retirement on July 12, 1995.

Bantigue died on November 20, 2012, at the age of 92.[1]

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    "Most Rev. Pedro N. Bantigue, D.D. - dioceseofsanpablo". Archived from the original on 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
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