Angel Lagdameo
Angel Lagdameo | |
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| Archbishop of Jaro | |
| Province | Jaro |
| See | Jaro |
| Installed | 9 May 2000 |
| Predecessor | Alberto Jover Piamonte |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Dumaguete CBCP President 2005 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 19, 1964 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1940 |
| Alma mater | San Jose Seminary |
| Motto | FACIEM TUAM; DOMINE, REQUIRAM |
| Coat of arms | Angel Lagdameo's coat of arms |
Angel N. Lagdameo,(Latin: Angelus Lagdameo, D.D. Born August 2, 1940) is the current Archbishop of Jaro in Iloilo.[1]
| Styles of Angel Lagdameo | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
He was born in Lucban (a town in the Province of Quezon) in 1940. He attended the San Jose Seminary[2], where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, a degree in Philosophy in 1964, and a degree in theology in 1965. On December 19, 1964, Lagdameo was ordained as priest in Lucena.[1]
On August 12, 1980, Father Lagdameo was ordained in Lucena Cathedral as the titular bishop of Oreto.[1] He was an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Cebu from 1980–1986. In 1986, he was appointed the coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Dumaguete, and succeeded to that see in 1989. He became the Archbishop of Jaro in 2000,[3] before being elected as the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines in 2005.
Coat of Arms
Lagdameo's personal coat of arms is divided vertically into two major parts; on the left side is the Arms of the Archdiocese and on the right is Archbishop Lagdameo's personal Arms. Horizontally they divided into the Chief and the Base.
The Dexter or Right: Arm of the See of Jaro
The black eagle and the three red roses on the sinister bend undoubtedly refer to St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the patriness of the Archdiocese of Jaro. St. Elizabeth is the daughter of the King of Hungary and the wife of a Landgrave (Count) of Thurgingia, Germany. The black eagle is said to be the bravest bird, the emblem of magninimity and fortitude of mind. And of such color w as the eagle of the Roman Enperors, now used by the Germans because the color and appears at a great distance. The three red roses remind us of the legend narrated in the biography of St. Elizabeth. She is generally represented as a princess graciously giving alms to the poor or holding roses in her lap; in the latter case, she is portrayed as surprised by her husband who met her unexpectedly as she went secretly on an errand of mercy, and so, the story runs, the bread she as tryung to conceal suddenly turned into rose, the coconut palms on a green knoll represent Jaro.
The Sinister or Left: Personal Arms of Archbishop Lagdameo:
Occupying the prominent place of the Christ is the monogram of the Blessed Virgin, A and M, on the top of which is the Jesuit monogram IHS mounted on the San Jose Seminary Seal. This shows the Archbishop's loyalty to his alma mater where he had his priestly formation under the Jesuit Fathers. The wings on the side of the monogram of Our Lady ompletes the symbolism to represent Our Lady of the Angels on whose feast (August 2) Archbishop Lagdameo was born and from knoll Christian name Angel was taken.
Lucban, the birthplace of the Archbishop is represented on the lower portion of the Arm by a fruit of a citrus family called "Lucban" (Citrus Maxima) from whice the town got it name. The mountain represents the scenic Mt. Banahaw at the foot of whice lies serenely the town of Lucban. At the bottom is the Franciscan Symbol - the hand of Christ nailed to the cross and the hand of St. Francis bearing the stigma. The symbol indicates Archbishop Lagdameo's affiliation to the order of Franciscan Secular. It is also a reminder of the Patron Saint of Lucban, St. Louis, Bishop of Tolouse, a Franciscan bishop of the 13th century to whose intercession the big number of priests coming from Lucban is attributed.
The Motto:
Your presence, O Lord, I seek (Ps. 27:8) Faciem tuam; Domine, Requiram. I long to see your face, O Lord, Archbishop Lagdameo believe that unio with God achieved through prayer is the beginning, terminus a quo, and end, terminus ad quem, of priestly or missionary activity. It used to be the motto of Bishop Alfredo Ma. Obviar, from Bishop of Lucena, whose secretary he was.
Political Stance
2008 NBN ZTE Crisis
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, due to the Filipino people's clamor for a united political stance, called an emergency meeting on the 25th of February 2008. Under his CBCP presidency, Archbishop Leonard Legaspi of Caceres announced the Bishops' statement: "They refused to call for her resignation saying they wanted her, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, to be part of the moral reform process.
References
- ^ a b c "Most Rev. Angel N. Lagdameo". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ San Jose Seminary
- ^ "Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
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