Carmelo Morelos
Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos (December 12, 1930 – September 17, 2016) was a Filipino Roman Catholic archbishop.
Carmelo Dominador F. Morelos | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Zamboanga | |
 Undated photo of Zamboanga Archbishop Carmelo Morelos. | |
| Province | Zamboanga |
| See | |
| Installed | 1994 |
| Term ended | 2006 |
| Predecessor | Francisco Raval Cruces |
| Successor | Romulo Valles |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 3, 1954 |
| Consecration | July 5, 1967 by Archbishop Teopisto Alberto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos December 12, 1930 |
| Died | September 17, 2016 (aged 85) |
| Buried | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Zamboanga City |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Butuan (1967–1994) |
| Motto | "Por Cristo, Con El Y En El" |
Ordained to the priesthood in 1954,[1] Morelos was appointed as the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan in the Philippines in 1967 serving the diocese until 1994 when he transferred to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga. He served as the archdiocese's bishop until his retirement in 2006.[2]
Morelos also served at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines as its president from 1991 to 1995 and was named the chairman of the Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference twice.[2] He was also one of the reported candidates to succeed then retiring Manila Archbishop Jaime Sin who was then set to vacate his post in August 2003.[3]
He died of age-related illness on September 17, 2016.[2]
Notes
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga
- "Former CBCP head Archbishop Morelos dies at 85". CBCP News. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Vanzi, Sol Jose (19 June 2003). "NEXT MANILA ARCHBISHOP WILL LIKELY BE 'LESS POLITICAL' - PRELATE". Philippine Headline News Online. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 September 2016.