Miguel Purugganan


Miguel G. Purugganan
Bishop of Ilagan
ProvinceTuguegarao
SeeIlagan
AppointedJanuary 21, 1974
Term endedJuly 26, 1999
PredecessorFrancisco Raval Cruces
SuccessorSergio Lasam Utleg
Other post(s)Bishop Emeritus of Ilagan (1999–2011)
Previous post(s)
Personal details
Born(1931-11-18)November 18, 1931
DiedJune 7, 2011(2011-06-07) (aged 79)
Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
MottoMinistrare
(To Serve)
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
DateMarch 3, 1957
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorCarmine Rocco
Co-consecrators
PlaceSt. Peter's Metropolitan Cathedral
Styles of
Miguel G. Purugganan
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Miguel Gatan Purugganan (November 18, 1931 – July 8, 2011)[1] was a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Ilagan and became a prominent critic of the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law era.[2]

  1. ^ "PURUGGANAN, Miguel Gatan". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Youngblood, Robert (2019). Marcos Against the Church: Economic Development and Political Repression in the Philippines. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-4639-0.