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José Crisologo Sorra

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Jose Crisologo Sorra (9 March 1929 – 21 January 2021) was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop.

Sorra was born in Malinao, Albay, in the Philippines and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956.[1] He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Virac from 1974 to 1993 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi from 1993 to 2005.[2] Upon his retirement, Sorra moved to Bacacay in a retreat center called Bethlehem. He died due to respiratory failure on January 21, 2021, in Legazpi.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Jaucian, M.B. (January 21, 2021). "Retired Albay bishop Jose Sorra; 92". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Diocese of Legazpi