Antonio Y. Fortich | |
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Bacolod | |
Province | Jaro |
Diocese | Bacolod |
See | Bacolod |
Installed | 13 January 1967 |
Term ended | 31 January 1989 |
Predecessor | Manuel Yap |
Successor | Camilo Gregorio |
Orders | |
Ordination | 4 March 1944 (priest), 24 February 1967 (bishop) |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Yapsutco Fortich 11 August 1913 |
Died | 2 July 2003 Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines | (aged 89)
Nationality | Filipino |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Bacolod |
Parents | Ignacio Fortich (father), Rosalia Yapsutco (mother) |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila |
Coat of arms |
Antonio Yapsutco Fortich (11 August 1913 – 2 July 2003) was the third bishop of the Diocese of Bacolod. He is noted for being a social activist who fought for social justice in Negros. In 2018, Fortich was recognized by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio victim of the Martial Law Era. [1]