Alfredo Verzosa
Alfredo Verzosa | |
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| Titular Bishop of Capsa Bishop Emeritus of Lipa | |
Photograph of Bishop Alfredo Verzosa | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Lipa |
| Appointed | 6 September 1916 |
| Term ended | 25 February 1951 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Petrelli |
| Successor | Alejandro Olalia |
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| Ordination | 24 December 1904 by Dennis Joseph Dougherty |
| Consecration | 20 January 1917 by Giuseppe Petrelli |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfredo Verzosa y Florentín 9 December 1877 |
| Died | 27 June 1954 (aged 76) Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Buried | Cathedral of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Alma mater | Immaculate Conception Seminary in Vigan Colegio de San Juan de Letran University of Santo Tomas |
| Motto | Disponit Omnia Suaviter (Disposes All Things Gently) |
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Alfredo Verzosa y Florentín (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. He was also the first Ilocano bishop. He co-founded the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart (MCSH), which focuses on education and administration within the church, especially catechesis. He has been declared Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI and his cause for beatification is underway.