Juan de Dios Pueblos
Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos (8 March 1943 – 21 October 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Juan de Dios Pueblos | |
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| Bishop of Butuan | |
| Province | Butuan |
| Installed | 27 November 1995 |
| Term ended | 21 October 2017 |
| Predecessor | Carmelo D.F. Morelos |
| Successor | Cosme Damian Almedilla |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 March 1968 |
| Consecration | 24 June 1985 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos 8 March 1943 |
| Died | 21 October 2017 (aged 74) San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | SIC LUCEAT LUX VESTRA IN NOS |
Pueblos was born on 8 March 1943[1] in Moto Sur in the municipality of Loon, Bohol.[2] He studied at the Immaculate Heart Seminary in Tagbilaran and San Carlos Major Seminary.[3]
Pueblos was ordained to the priesthood on 30 March 1968 and was consecrated as bishop on 24 June 1985. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Davao by Pope John Paul II on 29 April 1985.[3] He served in the post until 3 February 1987 while also simultaneously being the Titular bishop of Zaba in Algeria. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan from 3 February 1987 to 27 November 1995. Pueblos served as bishop of the Diocese of Butuan from 27 November 1995[1] until his death on 21 October 2017.[2] He was confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila for almost two months due to leukemia before his death.[4]
See also
Notes
- "Diocese of Butuan". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Butuan Bishop Pueblos passes away at 74". The Manila Times. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- Fernandez, Edwin; Udtohan, Leo (22 October 2017). "Rev. Juan De Dios Pueblos, bishop of Archdiocese of Butuan, dies at 74". Inquirer Visayas. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- Francisco Tatad (22 October 2017). "The truths we live by". The Manila Times. Retrieved 22 October 2017.