Alfredo Verzosa


Alfredo Verzosa
Titular Bishop of Capsa
Bishop Emeritus of Lipa
Photograph of Bishop Alfredo F. Verzosa
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseLipa
Appointed6 September 1916
Term ended25 February 1951
PredecessorGiuseppe Petrelli
SuccessorAlejandro Olalia
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination24 December 1904
by Dennis Joseph Dougherty
Consecration20 January 1917
by Giuseppe Petrelli
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Alfredo Verzosa y Florentín

(1877-12-09)9 December 1877
Died27 June 1954(1954-06-27) (aged 76)
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
BuriedCathedral of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle,
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Alma materImmaculate Conception Seminary in Vigan
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
University of Santo Tomas
MottoDisponit Omnia Suaviter
(Disposes All Things Gently)
Coat of armsAlfredo Verzosa's coat of arms

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 – the first Ilocano. Together with Laura Latorre Mendoza, a widow and catechist, they founded the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart (MCSH), a congregation focusing on the missions of education and administration within the church, especially of Catholic catechesis. His cause for beatification is currently underway, having been declared Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Bishop Alfredo Verzosa y Florentin". catholicsaints.info. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Vigan begins cause for Verzosa's beatification". cbcpnews.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "1954". faithweb.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.