Alfredo Obviar


Alfredo Obviar
Titular Bishop of Linoë
Bishop Emeritus of Lucena
Photograph of Bishop Alfredo Obviar
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
MetropolisLucena
DioceseDiocese of Lucena
SeeLucena
Appointed4 November 1950
In office15 March 1951 until 25 September 1976
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorJose Tomas Sanchez
Previous post(s)Parish priest of Immaculate Conception Parish (Malvar, Batangas) and Cathedral Parish of St. Sebastian (Lipa City) Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa
Orders
Ordination15 March 1919
by Alfredo Versoza
Consecration29 June 1944
by Guglielmo Piani
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Alfredo María Obviar y Aranda

(1889-08-29)29 August 1889
Died1 October 1978(1978-10-01) (aged 89)
Lucena, Quezon, Philippines
BuriedMissionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant Jesus Compound, Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholicism
MottoFaciem tuam, Domine, requiram
('Your Face, O Lord, I seek', Psalm 27:8)
Coat of armsAlfredo Obviar's coat of arms
Styles of
Alfredo Obviar
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous styleVenerable

Alfredo María Obviar y Aranda (29 August 1889 – 1 October 1978) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant Jesus. He was Bishop of Lucena until his death. His beatification process was opened in 2001 and Obviar was declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2018.[1]

  1. ^ "Filipino bishop 2 steps away from sainthood". Sun.Star. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.