Paciano Aniceto

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Archbishop Paciano Basilio Aniceto, D.D.

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. He was born on March 9, 1937 in the old town of Santa Ana. He was ordained a priest on December 23, 1962. He served various parishes under the Diocese of San Fernando (it will be elevated as an Archdiocese on March 17, 1975 by Pope Paul VI.) He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines and Titular Bishop of Tlos on April 7, 1979. He was consecrated as a Bishop on May 27, 1979. His Principal Consecrator was His Holiness Pope John Paul II and his Principal Co- Consecrators were thier Eminences Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy and Eduardo Cardinal Martinez Somalo.

On October 20, 1983, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Iba, Philippines and served as Bishop for 5 years. Then on January 31, 1989 he was elevated to the Metropolitan See of the Archdiocese of San Fernando as Archbishop. He succeeded Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz (appointed May 22, 1978 and resigned October 24, 1988). Archbishop Paciano Aniceto is now a Bishop for 27 years and a priest for 43 years. He is the Fourth Archbishop to hold the Metropolitan See of the Archdiocese os San Fernando, Pampanga.